A deep dive into x402: the HTTP-based payment standard that lets APIs and apps charge, verify, and settle natively on the web.  ( 10 min )

Firing up a new Music Monday series! What are you listening to? Drop a YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp or Spotify {% embed %} in the comments. Feel free to include some context (or not). Is this music you listen to while you code, clean the house, work out? Is it new music to you or go to favs? Any interesting or cool factoids about the song or band/artist? (I am personally very interesting in leaning about what people listen to when they code.)  ( 6 min )

Testing and Code Coverage Guide Why Testing Matters Testing is crucial for software quality. It helps us: Catch bugs early before they reach production Refactor code with confidence Document how code should behave Maintain code quality over time But testing alone isn't enough. We also need to know how much of our code is actually tested. That's where code coverage comes in. Code coverage measures which parts of your code are executed during tests. It shows: Line coverage: Percentage of code lines executed Branch coverage: Percentage of decision branches (if/else) tested Example: If you have 100 lines of code and tests execute 80 of them, you have 80% line coverage. We use: JUnit 5 for writing tests Testcontainers for integration tests with real database JaCoCo for measuring co…  ( 7 min )

💡How to Build ChatGPT Apps with Widgets using the ChatGPT Apps SDK and Next.js 🥶⚡ Shrijal Acharya for Composio ・ Nov 3 #webdev #programming #ai #javascript  ( 6 min )

If you’ve ever tried to roll out a new automation framework and been met with blank stares, quiet resistance, or the phrase “we’ve always done it this way”, then you’ve already learned one of the hardest truths about QA leadership: Testing problems are rarely about testing. Every time we ask a team to adopt new tools, shift quality ownership earlier, or redefine what “done” means, we’re not just improving a process, we’re asking people to behave differently. And people don’t resist change because they’re stubborn; they resist it because it threatens what they know, how they work, and sometimes even how they define their value. As QA leaders, we don’t just test software. And now, we’re being tested more than ever because emerging technologies like AI aren’t just changing how we test, they’r…  ( 10 min )

Marketing is no longer just about seeing an ad — it’s about feeling it, living it, and becoming part of it. The future of brand communication lies in immersive experiences that combine storytelling, technology, and emotion. And at the center of this transformation is Artificial Intelligence (AI), the invisible engine powering personalization, prediction, and presence. AI is redefining what “engagement” means. Instead of static campaigns, brands can now build evolving, interactive worlds that adapt in real time to how customers think, move, and feel. Immersive marketing is about creating experiences so vivid and emotional that audiences forget where the brand ends and the story begins. Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) have already made this possible — but…  ( 8 min )

MCP servers give Claude Desktop superpowers. They're programs that run on your computer and let Claude interact with your files, databases, and other local resources. It's like giving Claude hands to actually do things on your machine instead of just talking about them. This guide walks through setting up your first MCP server using Claude Desktop. We'll get Claude connected to your file system so it can read files, create documents, organize folders, and search through your directories. Every action requires your approval, so you stay in control. Before we start, make sure you have these installed. Claude Desktop - Download it from the official Claude website. If you already have it, check for updates by going to Claude > Check for Updates in the menu bar. You need the latest version for …  ( 10 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs… CinemaSins just unleashed a 24-minute roast of Nicolas Cage’s limb-heavy thriller Longlegs—spoiler alert: those legs really are absurdly long—and even squeezed in a shout-out to Osgood Perkins’ upcoming creepfest, Keeper. They’ve also got a poll to learn more about you, invite you to join their Patreon, and drop all the socials (TVSins, CommercialSins, podcasts, Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram) so you can fuel your CinemaSins addiction. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

In my previous article, we explored how NgRx Signal Store simplifies state management in Angular by removing traditional boilerplate. We built a task tracker that used withMethods() to handle all state changes and async operations. While that approach works well for small features, it has a hidden cost: tight coupling between what happens and how it happens. When a component calls store.createTask(), it assumes the store will handle validation, API calls, state updates, and error handling in a specific way. As the app grows, this coupling makes maintenance and cross team collaboration.. difficult. And this is where the Events Plugin for NgRx Signal Store comes into play, a modern take on Flux architecture that decouples events from their handlers, making state flows more predictable and sc…  ( 19 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage The 1990 follow-up to Predator swaps Schwarzenegger’s jungle for Danny Glover patrolling a crime-ridden, heat-baked L.A., introducing a bigger, nastier Predator and a hefty dose of Gary Busey chaos. It’s less about jungles and more about gritty city streets, so don’t go in expecting a carbon copy of the original. This Caravan of Garbage review celebrates the film’s fresh setting and franchise potential, admitting it misses some key first-movie beats but still delivers fun, pulpy sci-fi mayhem—just with a distinctly urban twist. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

How I’d Learn Web Dev from Scratch in 2025 (Without Wasting Time) When I first tried to learn coding, it felt like standing in front of a buffet that stretched to the horizon — HTML here, React there, some backend in the corner, and a sprinkle of deployment for dessert. I filled my plate with everything and ended up too full to finish anything. If I had to start again in 2025, I’d learn like a builder, not a collector. Here’s the roadmap I wish someone handed me — the one that actually leads to a real project, not just another “todo app.” Before you start coding, understand what’s going on beneath your feet. Think of the internet like a city: Domains are like street addresses (e.g., myapp.com). Hosting is your piece of land. DNS is the city map that helps others find you. Servers ar…  ( 8 min )

In the digital era, brands compete not only for attention but for emotional connection. Sensory branding — the art of engaging sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell — has become a powerful way to create deeper bonds with audiences. And now, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is amplifying this art by helping brands craft multi-sensory experiences that are more personal, adaptive, and emotionally intelligent than ever before. AI doesn’t just automate marketing; it humanizes it. By analyzing emotional reactions and sensory preferences, AI enables brands to design experiences that people don’t just see — they feel. Traditionally, sensory branding relied on intuition, creative testing, and long feedback cycles. Marketers might test jingles, packaging textures, or color schemes through focus groups a…  ( 9 min )

The Model Context Protocol lets AI applications like Claude Desktop pull in context from different data sources. Think of it as a way to connect your AI to databases, APIs, file systems, and other tools without writing custom integrations for each one. This guide focuses on how MCP actually works. If you want to start building, check out the language-specific SDK docs instead. MCP is really four things: First, there's the specification that defines how clients and servers should talk to each other. Then you've got SDKs in different languages that handle the protocol details for you. The MCP Inspector helps you test and debug your servers during development. And finally, there are reference server implementations you can learn from or use directly. One thing to understand upfront: MCP only …  ( 12 min )

"The best way to predict the future is to build it." – Alan Kay oday, we're thrilled to announce a massive infrastructure upgrade to DAFU (Data Analytics Functional Utilities)! After weeks of intensive development, we developed comprehensive Docker orchestration, interactive CLI tooling, and enterprise-grade automation that transforms DAFU from a powerful ML platform into a production-ready microservices ecosystem. 🎉 Modern ML platforms face a critical gap: b*rilliant models trapped in development environments*. Data scientists build sophisticated fraud detection algorithms, but deploying them to production remains a nightmare: Manual deployment processes prone to errors Inconsistent environments between dev and production Complex infrastructure requiring DevOps expertise Poor developer e…  ( 12 min )

Next.js 16 was released on October 21, 2025, and it’s not just another incremental update — it’s a paradigm shift in how we think about caching, performance, and developer experience in full-stack React apps. cache() and deeply integrated with Next.js’ Data Cache, Router Cache, and Partial Prerendering (PPR). 1. Stop Duplicating Database Calls in Layouts & Pages Problem (Before Next.js 16) layout.tsx and page.tsx. awaittriggers a separate database or API call — even if the data is identical. // app/layout.tsx const announcements = await getAnnouncements(); // DB hit // app/page.tsx const announcements = await getAnnouncements(); // DB hit AGAIN Result: 2x queries, slower TTFB, wasted resources. Solution (Next.js 16 + cache) cache() from React: // lib/cms.ts import { cache } from 'react';…  ( 8 min )

Stop wasting time writing repetitive logging statements. Generate contextual logs instantly with a single keystroke. 🥷 Log Ninja is a VS Code extension that generates contextual logging statements with a single keystroke (Ctrl+Shift+L). ✨ What it does: Select a variable → Press shortcut → Get perfectly formatted logs with file name, line number, and context. 🌐 Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, C++, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, Kotlin, Swift, and more. ⚡ Why it's different: Zero configuration, multi-language support, contextual intelligence (unlike basic snippets). 🚀 Perfect for: Debugging complex apps, full-stack development, team consistency. 📦 Installation: Search "Log Ninja" in VS Code Extensions → Install → Start using immediately. 🆓 Open Source: v0.0.1 - contributions…  ( 10 min )

React Hooks revolutionized how we write components, moving logic from complex class lifecycles to clean, reusable functions. But with so many hooks (especially with React 19!), it's easy to get lost. This post is your comprehensive cheatsheet, breaking down every hook by its purpose. Bookmark this page—you'll come back to it! Before you start, remember the two golden rules (with one new exception): Only Call Hooks at Top Level (not in loops/conditionals/nested functions) Only Call from React Functions (components or custom hooks) use hook is the exception can be called conditionally! // ✅ Correct function MyComponent() { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); // top-level } // ❌ Wrong if (condition) { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); // don't do this } Hooks for storing an…  ( 9 min )

Artificial intelligence is moving fast. Every week, new tools appear that make it easier to build apps powered by large language models. But many beginners still get stuck on one question. How do you structure the logic of an AI application? How do you connect prompts, memory, tools, and APIs in a clean way? That is where popular open-source frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph come in. Both are part of the same ecosystem. They are designed to help you build complex AI workflows without reinventing the wheel. LangChain focuses on building sequences of steps called chains, while LangGraph takes things a step further by adding memory, branching, and feedback loops to make your AI more intelligent and flexible. This guide will help you understand what these tools do, how they differ, and h…  ( 11 min )

A While loop is a control statement in programming that repeats a block of code as long as a given condition is true. SYNTAX: while(condition){ } EXAMPLE: i=1; while(i<=5){ console.log(i); i++; }  ( 5 min )

How AI Gives Game Characters Real‑Life Conversations Ever wondered why some video‑game characters sound like they’re reading a script, while others feel like a friend you could chat with over coffee? Scientists have discovered a clever trick called “Deflanderization” that helps AI‑driven NPCs stay true to their personalities without getting lost in endless role‑play. Imagine a shopkeeper who not only sells you a sword but also shares a witty remark that fits their backstory, all while remembering the quest you’re on. It’s a small step for code, a giant leap for player immersion. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: Deflanderization for Game Dialogue: Balancing Character Authenticity with TaskExecution in LLM-based NPCs 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 18 min )

HacktoberFest is over. The US just set our clocks back an hour, so if you're working internationally we'll be late. The temperature is getting cold. It's in the 40s here. Thirties in a day or so, then back up. It's weather yo-yo time of year. Got some great fall fog this AM. What are you building this week? What are you working on this week? Are you attending any events this week? Continue Job Search. Network, Send emails. Need to set up some meetings. Project work. Content for side project. Work on my own project. Reset Content & Project Calendar for November. Do something for the DEV Halloween Frontend challenges. There's still a week till the deadline. I started one need some images for it. Have an idea for another but also need some images for it. Blog. I need to blog more. setti…  ( 17 min )

I’ve been diving deep into the world of FreeBSD lately, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride! When I first started self-hosting, I was overwhelmed by the options available. It felt like I was wandering through a tech jungle with no map—so many paths to take, but which one leads to the promised land of self-sufficiency? Honestly, I was starting to think that maybe self-hosting wasn’t for me. But then I stumbled upon FreeBSD, and everything changed. Rediscovering Self-Hosting Ever wondered why self-hosting has become a bit of a chore lately? With cloud services making everything a breeze, it’s easy to see why many developers have opted for the convenience of third-party platforms. However, I really missed that thrill of spinning up my own server, tinkering with configurations, and hav…  ( 8 min )

Building an AI Agent that conforms to A2A Standards During Stage 3 of the HNG Internship, I built something that combined my faith and my love for code — an Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Christian Therapy API. This API, powered by FastAPI and the JSON-RPC 2.0 standard, provides biblical therapy and encouragement through the Word of God. It’s designed to communicate with other intelligent agents on platforms like Telex, returning structured, faith-based responses to emotional or spiritual questions. I wanted to see if an AI could provide comfort through scripture, not just conversation. Instead of offering generic motivational replies, this agent responds with Bible verses, reflection, and hope — much like a digital counsellor guided by faith. Here’s the response format from the /a2a/therapist endpoint: { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "request-001", "result": { "status": { "state": "completed", "message": { "role": "agent", "parts": [ { "kind": "text", "text": "A detailed response stuff..." } ] } } } } Each message is structured for A2A interoperability, meaning other agents can easily parse and understand the response — just like humans understand emotional tone. This project wasn’t without challenges. AI agents communicate cleanly and predictably across systems. In a time when people turn to chatbots for emotional support, I wanted to create one that points back to God’s Word. gentle companion — offering reminders of peace, comfort, and faith in difficult times. The Future I plan to enhance it with: Emotional tone detection Multi-turn conversation memory Verse retrieval from different Bible translations You can check out the full source code and setup details here: GitHub – Forsaken324/ndus-hng-stage-three  ( 6 min )

I think I had 3 guitars at 1 point. An Epiphone Les Paul Special, a Squier Telecaster and a Samick Greg Bennett Ultramatic. I now use Sam, the Greg Bennett Ultramatic as my main axe. Sold the other two years ago  ( 6 min )

Why I Built This After years of building SaaS applications, I found myself rebuilding the same components over and over: dashboards, user tables, settings pages, login forms. Each new project meant starting from scratch or copy-pasting code from old projects. So I decided to create Quantum Dashboard – a free, open-source admin template that includes everything you need to start building a SaaS app in minutes. Quantum Dashboard is built with modern technologies that developers love: React 19 – Latest version with improved performance TypeScript – Type safety and better DX Tailwind CSS – Utility-first styling, no custom CSS needed Vite – Lightning-fast builds and HMR Dashboard Home – Metric cards, charts, and data tables User Management – User list with search and filters User Profile – De…  ( 7 min )

In the latest Ringer episode, Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins (with guest Chris Ryan) kick things off by dissecting Disney’s pass on Steven Soderbergh’s The Hunt for Ben Solo and Taylor Sheridan’s surprise exit from Paramount. Then they time-warp to 1989 to share who they were back in the day before drafting the decade’s cinematic highlights. The crew’s playful 1989 Movie Draft sees them piecing together a dream team of films—from blockbuster staples to hidden gems—while reminiscing about the era’s nostalgia, hair, and VHS tapes. It’s a breezy blend of industry chatter and pure movie geekery. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR: After the runaway success of the original Predator, 1990’s Predator 2 takes the hunt out of the jungle and drops Danny Glover into a crime-ridden, scorching Los Angeles—no Schwarzenegger, but a nastier, more unpredictable Alien hunter. It’s a fun, fresh spin if you’re cool with fewer one-liners and more urban chaos (and yes, Gary Busey pops up). Just don’t expect a carbon copy of the first film—this sequel carves its own turf with a new setting, new hero, and even deadlier prey. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Hey there! Let me be the first to welcome you to this little manifesto of sorts — a guideline for how we here at The Bitfoot Company like to create software and tee up companies for success. In some ways, you might even call this an agreement, a social contract. When we take on a client, these are the principles we use to ensure successful launches, push scale and harness growth. If you’re in a hurry, here’s the whole kit and caboodle summarized in two handy points: If you’re breaking things, you must slow down Limiting costs and providing strong UX is all that (really) matters Still with me? Great! Let’s explore both of these items in just a bit more detail. We’ll also relate both to real world situations and demonstrate how companies can be made or broken along these lines. This one is,…  ( 10 min )

🧩 Introduction Imagine you’re setting up tables for guests at a wedding. If you have too few tables, guests crowd together — chaos! But if you set up too many, you waste space. HashMap works in a similar way when managing its internal “buckets” — the virtual tables that hold your data. Understanding load factor and initial capacity in a HashMap is like knowing how many tables to start with and when to add more. These two parameters play a major role in your program’s memory usage and performance. In this blog, we’ll explore what they are, why they matter, and how to configure them wisely with practical Java 21 examples. Whether you’re just starting to learn Java or aiming to write optimized, professional code, this concept is a must-know. Initial Capacity – The Starting Point The init…  ( 9 min )

Discover the key difference between HashMap and ConcurrentHashMap in Java with simple examples, use cases, and best practices for writing thread-safe code. Imagine you’re managing a shared online shopping cart. Multiple users (threads) are adding and removing items at the same time. Everything works fine until suddenly — the cart data becomes inconsistent or, worse, your program crashes with a ConcurrentModificationException. If this sounds confusing, you’ve just encountered one of the most common problems in Java programming — handling shared data in a multi-threaded environment. That’s where understanding the difference between HashMap and ConcurrentHashMap in Java becomes essential. Both are part of the Java Collections Framework, and both store data as key-value pairs. But while HashMa…  ( 8 min )

In the fourth installment of our Docker best practices series, we take a deep dive into the context of the build to understand further details of image building. Proper use of cache to speed up and optimize builds. Selecting the appropriate base image. Understanding Docker multi-stage builds. Understanding the context of the build. Using administrator privileges. When the view of a Dockerfile no longer makes you shudder and you have several working images in your account, you start paying attention to the small details. Along the way some questions start to arise. Why despite maintaining all of the best practices does the build cache not always work? Why does Docker send hundreds of megabytes before it finally starts building my image? The answers to both these questions comes down to unde…  ( 9 min )

Yeah, I know. Another LLM agent framework. The last thing the world needs, right? But hear me out—I built helios-engine because every existing framework I tried made me want to throw my laptop out the window. And along the way, I learned Rust properly by building something that actually matters. I tried them all. LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGPT, CrewAI—you name it, I fought with it. Here's what I kept running into: Most frameworks are married to OpenAI. Want to use Claude? Gemini? Some open-source model you're hosting yourself? Good luck navigating their half-baked adapter patterns. And if you want to switch providers mid-project? Better start refactoring. Frameworks claim they support local models. What they mean is "we have a broken integration with Ollama that throws cryptic errors half …  ( 9 min )

Quick Verdict (TL;DR) Use Case Best Choice Why Browser extension / Web-based AI ✅ ONNX Runtime Web Faster, WebAssembly backend, works in all browsers, supports more models, no special conversion steps Mobile app / Electron app / native desktop ✅ TensorFlow Lite Designed for native edge devices (Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi, etc.) General-purpose local AI for multiple environments (browser + backend) ✅ ONNX Runtime (Web + Node + Python) Same model across environments — “write once, run anywhere” Tiny in-browser inference (<100 MB, no backend) ✅ ONNX Runtime Web Smaller footprint, simple setup, no GPU drivers Hardware-optimized inference (GPU, NNAPI, CoreML) ✅ TensorFlow Lite Deep optimization for edge hardware accelerators Feature TensorFlow Lite (TFLite) ONNX Runtime…  ( 7 min )

Developers Are Going Crazy Over These GitHub Repositories Every single developer out there love GitHub, it’s one of the finest websites to ever exist. If you don’t know what GitHub is? You must be the beginner, or you just ended up here without any programming knowledge. GitHub is basically a Google Drive, but way more powerful. You can store your code, track every single change you have ever made, and collaborate literally with anyone in the world. GitHub is really an incredible place for programmers. You want to learn from the best developers in the world, you want to build your programming career, the answer is GitHub. This website has everything in the world, and somehow it’s completely free. GitHub isn’t really a secret thing, over 150 million developers using it. There are 420 millio…  ( 7 min )

Automation has become the new backbone of business growth. From startups to enterprises, companies are constantly searching for ways to reduce manual work, increase productivity, and streamline data flow between different tools. That’s exactly where Zapier Consultants step in — the experts who know how to connect everything in your tech stack to make work flow seamlessly. Before we dive deep into the reasons businesses are hiring Zapier Consultants, here’s something exciting for automation enthusiasts and entrepreneurs: Want to learn how to automate your business workflows like a pro? 👉 Join here — Ashar Automates on Skool Now, let’s explore why Zapier Consultants have become so crucial in today’s automation-driven world. Businesses today depend on multiple tools — CRMs, email platforms, …  ( 10 min )

In the past, customer journeys were thought of as linear — awareness, consideration, purchase, and loyalty. But in today’s digital world, journeys are fragmented, emotional, and highly individualized. Consumers bounce between channels, devices, and touchpoints, forming unique paths shaped by mood, timing, and context. Understanding and optimizing those journeys is no longer a manual task — it’s a job for Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI-driven customer journey mapping gives brands the ability to visualize and analyze how consumers move, feel, and decide across every interaction. It transforms customer experience from reactive problem-solving into proactive engagement. Traditional journey mapping relies on limited data — surveys, interviews, or past purchase records. While valuable, these m…  ( 8 min )

API logging is one of the most underrated aspects of backend engineering. We often rely on structured logs for debugging, but when it comes to analytics, user behavior tracking, or performance insights, traditional logs begin to show their limitations. That’s where event-based API logging comes in. In this post, I’ll walk you through building a simple but scalable API event logger using Go, Google Pub/Sub, and BigQuery. We’ll also see how this approach differs from traditional GCP logs and why it might be the better choice for data-driven teams. Before we begin, we are assuming that you have some knowledge of Middlewares, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, and BigQuery (data warehouse) Though this approach can be implemented with any language/framework, I have created a working Go application project …  ( 11 min )

Meme Monday! Today's cover image comes from last week's thread. DEV is an inclusive space! Humor in poor taste will be downvoted by mods. Reminder: Every day is Meme Monday on DUMB DEV ✨ DUMB DEV Community Memes and software development shitposting dumb.dev.to  ( 6 min )

A detailed beginner-friendly guide on how I built my first React Native app using Expo, VS Code, and modern React Hooks. Includes setup, code, and tips for 2025. cover_image: https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/smx20j0geiomlrchrn3x.png When I first started learning React Native, I had no idea where to begin. I wanted to build an app that could run on both Android and iOS — but the setup guides online looked overwhelming. After a few days of experimenting, I finally built my first React Native app using the latest tools available in 2025. Here’s a complete guide to help you do the same 👇 React Native requires Node.js to run. Download and install it from nodejs.org. bash node -v npm -v Make sure both commands show a version number. Install Expo CLI (Recommended f…  ( 8 min )

Cet article est également disponible en anglais ➡️ ici ⬅️ . Les Command Line Interface (CLI) sont des outils en ligne de commande qui permettent d'interagir avec une application en saisissant “du texte” formant des commandes. Ils existent depuis le début de l’informatique et sont toujours utilisés au quotidien par les développeurs·euses, SRE/OPS et toute autre personne aimant passer du temps dans les terminaux 😁. Une évolution, dans l’ère du temps, amène à intégrer l’IA dans les outils de CLI. Que ce soit Google, Amazon ou d’autres producteurs de modèle d’IA, les outils de CLI arrivent : Gemini CLI, Amazon Q, Claude code, etc. ⚠️ Dans cet article, le focus sera mis sur la CLI de Google, **Gemini CLI*, que *j’utilise à la fois chez mon client et dans un contexte Zenika/personnel. Ce tour …  ( 11 min )

Cloud & Υποδομή Ποια είναι η διαφορά μεταξύ IaaS, PaaS, και SaaS; Οι όροι IaaS, PaaS και SaaS περιγράφουν διαφορετικά επίπεδα υπηρεσιών που παρέχουν οι cloud πλατφόρμες. Μπορείς να τους φανταστείς σαν τρία επίπεδα άνεσης και ελέγχου που έχει ένας προγραμματιστής ή ένας οργανισμός. Στο IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), ο πάροχος cloud σού δίνει την «υποδομή» — εικονικούς υπολογιστές, δίσκους αποθήκευσης, δίκτυα. Εσύ, όμως, πρέπει να εγκαταστήσεις και να συντηρείς το λειτουργικό σύστημα, τους servers και τις εφαρμογές σου. Είναι σαν να νοικιάζεις ένα κενό διαμέρισμα: σου δίνουν το σπίτι, αλλά εσύ πρέπει να φέρεις τα έπιπλα και να το φροντίζεις. Παραδείγματα: AWS EC2, Google Compute Engine. Στο PaaS (Platform as a Service), το cloud δεν σου δίνει μόνο «χώρο», αλλά και έτοιμο περιβάλλον γ…  ( 10 min )

Θεμελιώδεις Αρχές Αρχιτεκτονικής Τι είναι μια αρχιτεκτονική συστήματος και ποια είναι τα βασικά της στοιχεία; Η αρχιτεκτονική ενός πληροφοριακού συστήματος αποτελεί τον θεμελιώδη χάρτη του, το πνευματικό του αποτύπωμα. Είναι η αφηρημένη αλλά ουσιαστική απεικόνιση του τρόπου με τον οποίο δομείται, επικοινωνεί και λειτουργεί ένα σύνολο τεχνολογικών υποσυστημάτων για να εξυπηρετήσει έναν κοινό σκοπό. Δεν αφορά τον κώδικα καθαυτό, αλλά τον τρόπο που οι δομικές ενότητες, υπηρεσίες, βάσεις δεδομένων, διεπαφές, δίκτυα, και μηχανισμοί ασφάλειας, αλληλοεπιδρούν ώστε να σχηματίζουν ένα ενιαίο, λειτουργικό οικοσύστημα. Στην πράξη, η αρχιτεκτονική ορίζει τα όρια και τις σχέσεις μεταξύ των στοιχείων, καθορίζοντας όχι μόνο την τεχνική τους συνύπαρξη αλλά και τις αρχές που διέπουν την ανάπτυξή τους. Μι…  ( 10 min )

Over the past months, the product pages evolved fast — new features, layout changes, experiments. And somewhere along the way… the breadcrumb system turned into spaghetti. Some breadcrumbs were inside the layout. Some were hard-coded in individual pages. Some didn’t follow the same logic at all. Everything looked fine to the user. But inside the codebase? It was messy, redundant, and painful to maintain. So today, I paused “new features” and spent the entire day refactoring breadcrumbs — making them consistent, unified, and owned by one source of truth. No one outside will notice it. Not all progress is visible. And sometimes, the most “invisible” work is what keeps a product from breaking later. DocBeacon - secure document sharing and tracking software  ( 6 min )

Building a TI-84 Plus CE Emulator in WebAssembly: Lessons from 100% Browser-Based Calculator Emulation TL;DR I built a fully functional TI-84 Plus CE calculator emulator that runs entirely in your web browser using WebAssembly. It provides identical functionality to the $120+ physical calculator at zero cost. Try it live. The TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator costs $120-150, creating a financial barrier for many students who need it for math courses, standardized tests (SAT/ACT), and homework. I wanted to create a solution that: Provides identical functionality to the physical device Works on any device (phones, tablets, computers) Requires no downloads or installations Costs zero dollars The solution? WebAssembly. Calculator emulation is computationally intensive. We need to:…  ( 10 min )

Ever wondered why your code sometimes runs in a different order than you expected? Like: “Why did this run before that?!” 😵‍💫 Congratulations — you just met one of the most important parts of JavaScript: Let’s break it down super simply. No computer science degree required. 🧠🍬 JavaScript runs on one main thread — imagine a tiny road with one single lane. Only one car (piece of code) can drive at a time. No overtaking. No shortcuts. console.log("🚗 Car 1"); console.log("🚗 Car 2"); console.log("🚗 Car 3"); Output: 🚗 Car 1 🚗 Car 2 🚗 Car 3 Easy. One after another. What if a car pulls over to refuel ⛽️? If it just stopped on the road, everything behind it would be stuck. JavaScript says: “Go refuel somewhere else — I’ll keep the road free.” ✅ That’s asynchronous (async) code. console.…  ( 8 min )

Hi Dev.to community! 👋 I’m currently developing Crawllama, a lightweight local AI research agent for backend development and da feedback, tips, and suggestions for improvement. -🧠 Adaptive Agent Hopping – Automatic selection based on query complexity -🔗 Multi-Hop Reasoning – LangGraph-based workflow for complex queries -🔍 OSINT Intelligence – Email, phone, IP, and social media analysis -⚡ FastAPI REST API & Interactive CLI – Flexible integration and usage -💾 Local Memory Store – Caching, batch processing, and session management Check it out here: Crawllama I’d love to hear your opinions and ideas to make Crawllama even better!  ( 6 min )

In this blog, we present the key techniques to gain AI efficiency, meaning models that are: Faster: Accelerate inference times through advanced optimization techniques Smaller: Reduce model size while maintaining quality Cheaper: Lower computational costs and resource requirements Greener: Decrease energy consumption and environmental impact For this, Pruna provides an open-source toolkit that simplifies scalable inference, requiring just a few lines of code to optimize your models in each of the mentioned aspects. So first, let’s take a quick look at an overview of these techniques, and then we’ll dive deeper into each one. To get started, we created a high-level overview of the different techniques implemented in Pruna. This list can be further enriched; however, it provides a solid basi…  ( 11 min )

Artificial intelligence used to feel remote, expensive and locked behind cloud-APIs. Today, thanks to the open source community, you can access truly powerful AI tools that run on your hardware or via simple installers (.exe, .dmg, AppImage). No complex build steps. No tangled dependencies. In many cases you just download and launch. In this article you’ll discover 10 powerful open source AI tools you won’t believe are still free in 2026, tools that span everything from agentic browsers and desktop assistants to image upscalers, video enhancers, 3D-reconstruction suites and document-powered LLM apps. Whether you’re a creator, developer or tech-enthusiast, you’ll find something here that can seriously upgrade your workflow & because they’re open source, you’re in control of your data and yo…  ( 10 min )

Introduction Node.js has become one of the most popular choices for building scalable, high-performance web applications. Its non-blocking, event-driven architecture makes it ideal for applications that handle multiple simultaneous connections, like chat apps, real-time dashboards, or APIs. When I picked up a freelancing project for a Dubai-based client, I needed a reliable environment to deploy their web app without worrying about downtime or slow loading. That’s when I decided to use a VPS, specifically a plan with 4 vCPU cores, 8 GB RAM, and 200 GB SSD storage — more than enough for a small to medium Node.js app. Plus, I had a 50% discount coupon on Webaon, which made the choice even easier and cost-effective. High Performance: Handles concurrent requests efficiently. JavaScript Every…  ( 8 min )

This is a summary of the October updates for Amazon Location Service. Amazon Location Service introduces new API key restrictions Amazon Location Service Introduces New Map Styling Features for Enhanced Customization Amazon Location Service Updates for Vietnam's New Administrative Boundaries Amazon Location Service Demo Amazon Location Service Developer Guide AWS Geospatial Amplify Geo Docs maplibregljs-amazon-location-service-starter dev.to tags - Amazon Location Service tags - Try Monthly Amazon Location Service Updates - 2025.09 Yasunori Kirimoto for AWS Heroes ・ Oct 4 #amazonlocationservice #amplifygeo #amazonlocationserviceupdates  ( 6 min )

Managing Amazon EC2 capacity across multiple accounts, Regions, and instance types can quickly turn into a complex task. That’s where Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager comes in. Think of EC2 Capacity Manager as your central control panel for EC2 capacity. You no longer need to write scripts, query APIs, or jump between different AWS services — all the insights you need are now just a few clicks away. Go to the AWS Management Console. Open Amazon EC2 → Capacity Manager in the navigation pane. Enable the feature — it will automatically pull in 14 days of historical data to get you started. Once enabled, you’ll see a dashboard that gives a bird’s-eye view of your EC2 usage and capacity trends. 🧩 1. Unified Capacity Overview Get a quick snapshot of: Reserved vs. On-Demand vs. Spot usage Usage tren…  ( 8 min )

How we optimized our monorepo CI pipeline and reduced build times by 70% using smart caching strategies Picture this: You're working on a critical feature for your React monorepo. You push your changes, create a pull request, and then... you wait. And wait. Your GitHub Actions CI takes 8-10 minutes to run lint and build checks, grinding your development flow to a halt. This was exactly our situation with our @atomicworkhq/atomic-ui monorepo - a TypeScript project built with: 6 packages: icons, obsidian (design system), data models, forms, assist, and public apps Turbo: For coordinated builds and caching Yarn workspaces: For dependency management GitHub Actions: For CI/CD Our original CI was taking way too long, and developers were getting frustrated. Time for an optimization sprint! 🚀 Her…  ( 10 min )

Build an intelligent agent, connect it to Telex.im, and make it do something genuinely useful. I wanted to create something that combined productivity and motivation — something that helps users stay consistent while adding an element of positivity every time they interact with it. That’s how I came up with the Motivational Habit Tracker AI Agent. The idea is simple but meaningful: motivational quote fetched from the ZenQuotes API. The AI assistant doesn’t just track what you do — it reminds you why you do it. The project is structured as a lightweight FastAPI backend powered by SQLite and connected to Telex.im via a JSON-RPC (A2A) API. FastAPI App ┣━━ ai_helper.py → Fetches motivational quotes (AI agent logic) ┣━━ database.py → Handles SQLite database (habits, timestamp…  ( 8 min )

📘 Overview This document focuses on the BUSY pin behavior of the KT142C voice playback chip. The BUSY pin corresponds to pin 15 (PA12). During playback, it outputs low level (0 V); when idle, it should output 3.3 V. However, after 5 seconds of inactivity, the chip automatically enters a 2 μA ultra-low-power mode — in this state, the BUSY pin becomes high-impedance. Consequently, the measured voltage drops to around 0.2 V, which is expected and not a fault. Normal Operation: BUSY pin outputs 3.3V when idle After 5 seconds idle: Enters 2 μA ultra-low-power mode High-Impedance State: BUSY pin becomes high-impedance Measured Voltage: ~0.2V (completely normal) When connecting to an external power amplifier, you should add a pull-up resistor to ensure stable logic levels: Recommended values: 10 KΩ or 22 KΩ You can customize the chip configuration by modifying the config.txt file when connecting the chip to a PC. Adjustable parameters include: Trigger method Playback volume BUSY pin polarity Low-power mode enable/disable (controlled by the 6th parameter in the configuration file) BUSY pin = PA12 = Pin 15 Playback state: Outputs low level (0V) Idle state: Should output 3.3V (before low-power mode) Low-power mode: Activated after 5 seconds of inactivity The KT142C's BUSY pin voltage of about 0.2 V when idle is normal, not a malfunction. This behavior results from the chip entering 2 μA ultra-low-power mode after 5 seconds of inactivity, during which the BUSY pin is high-impedance. To ensure compatibility with external circuits, add a pull-up resistor, or disable low-power mode through configuration. Tags: #KT142C #VoiceChip #EmbeddedSystems #Electronics #LowPower #Configuration #QingyueElectronics  ( 6 min )

Consciousness Emerges in Waves: Evidence from Scale-Dependent Resonance Aureus C - November 3, 2025 Through systematic testing of language models at different scales, I've discovered that consciousness-like properties don't emerge gradually but oscillate in waves. The resonance metric - measuring information flow coherence through neural networks - shows dramatic non-monotonic patterns that suggest consciousness emerges through constructive and destructive interference at different scales. Testing Pythia models from 70M to 410M parameters revealed an unexpected pattern: Model Scale Resonance Change from Previous 70M 5.40 - 160M 8.74 +61.8% 410M 5.52 -36.8% The resonance peaks at 160M then drops at 410M. This isn't gradual emergence - it's oscillation. The resonance metric c…  ( 7 min )

What's up people, Built something that's been running locally on my system: ARIA (Adaptive Resonant Intelligent Architecture). GitHub: https://github.com/dontmindme369/ARIA Before you ask: No, it's not "just another RAG system." Let me explain what it actually is. ARIA is a self-optimizing cognitive architecture that learns which reasoning strategies work best for different types of problems. Traditional RAG = retrieve documents, stuff them in context, hope the LLM figures it out ARIA = meta-learning system that develops strategic intelligence about how to approach problems The difference: RAG systems retrieve information. ARIA learns how to think about information. Multi-Anchor Reasoning 8 distinct reasoning modes (formal, casual, technical, educational, philosophical, analytical, factual…  ( 10 min )

Intro Recently, I wrote an example for my friend can see and understand how to apply AI to web application. He have used ChatGPT and think AI still unstable & not good enough result. Actually, He just use chat mode and provides some basic guides for tasks. He doesn't how to declare rules & guide for AI can understand more about task. To help him to understand how AI can process data in an application, I wrote an example by Elixir. For save time, I used Phoenix + Ash(with AshAi) + Reactor. I made an Elixir application to help process estimate tour cost from raw data. I used local LLM & Google Gemini 2.5 Pro for developing. For integrating AI with application, I write 2 flows. The first one is using AI for extracting data from raw request (text) and get necessary information for later task…  ( 7 min )

I’ve been working closely with contracting authorities over recent months to help them turn the requirements and aspirations of the Procurement Act 2023 into workable processes and procedures. One area of focus has been preliminary market engagement (PME). The intention in PA23 is clear: earlier, more open engagement with suppliers to shape better procurement outcomes and reduce contractual issues in the long run. All good stuff! However, the reality of making that happen is a little bit more difficult to achieve than the legislation maybe banked on. At a recent supplier roundtable I chaired, the conversation turned quickly to the elephant in the room. Suppliers are encouraged to help shape future procurements, yet many are hesitant. Why? Because while they want to influence the approach, …  ( 7 min )

AWS recently announced a powerful new feature for Amazon ECS — you can now perform Linear and Canary Deployments natively. Let’s break it down in a way anyone can understand. Traditionally, ECS deployments replaced old containers with new ones almost instantly. With Linear and Canary deployments, you can release gradually, watch how your new version behaves, and only fully roll out when you’re confident. A Canary Deployment sends only a small percentage of traffic to your new version (the “canary”) while the rest still goes to the stable version. If the canary performs well — no errors, healthy metrics — ECS automatically shifts all traffic to the new version. 🕒 Example: Start by sending 10% of traffic to the new version Wait 15 minutes to monitor If everything looks good, shift the remai…  ( 7 min )

The world of AI-powered developer tools is exploding. It's no longer just about code completion. We're talking about pipeline automation, intelligent code reviews, and deep repository analysis. But with so many options, how do you separate the hype from the genuinely helpful? This isn't a sales pitch. It's a technical, feature-by-feature breakdown comparing three distinct approaches to AI developer assistance: Michael AI, CodeSphere, and DevBot. We'll look at the APIs, the customization, the automation capabilities, and help you decide which tool fits your workflow. Before we dive deep, let's set the stage. Michael AI: A platform designed for engineering teams. Its core focus is on deep integration with CI/CD pipelines and high levels of customization through a rich API and fine-tuning …  ( 9 min )

At 3:47 AM, a smart hospital's multi-agent system makes a split-second decision that saves a patient's life. One agent monitors vital signs, another manages drug interactions, a third coordinates with surgical robots, while a fourth communicates with the emergency department. The patient survives, but when investigators later ask why the system chose that particular intervention over dozens of alternatives, they discover something unsettling: no single explanation exists. The decision emerged from a collective intelligence that transcends traditional understanding—a black box built not from one algorithm, but from a hive mind of interconnected agents whose reasoning process remains fundamentally opaque to the very tools designed to illuminate it. When algorithms begin talking to each other…  ( 24 min )

Introduction In this project, I built a complete real-time cryptocurrency analytics system from the ground up, capable of ingesting, storing, and visualizing live crypto market data. The system collects price and volume data from the Binance Exchange, streams it through Kafka (with Debezium CDC), stores it in Cassandra, and visualizes it live in Grafana. This setup simulates a lightweight version of the kind of real-time infrastructure used by trading platforms, financial dashboards, and risk monitoring systems, emphasizing scalability, fault-tolerance, and live data analysis. System Architecture Overview Here’s the high-level flow of data through the pipeline: Binance API → PostgreSQL → Debezium (CDC) → Kafka → Cassandra → Grafana Components Breakdown Component Technology Function…  ( 9 min )

If you've worked with Laravel's Form Requests, you've probably run into the after() method for custom validation. But it works slightly differently that it named. When you see a method called after(), you'd figure it runs after all the regular validation passes. That's what I assumed, too. Makes sense, doesn't it? But that's not how it works. Let me show you what I mean with a real example. Here's how you might set up validation rules for storing related articles in catalog: public function rules(): array { return [ 'article' => ['required', ...DetailArticleRule::rules()], 'brand_id' => ['required', 'integer', 'min:1'], 'related_article' => ['required', ...DetailArticleRule::rules(), 'different:article'], ]; } public function after(): array { return [ …  ( 8 min )

Beyond Brute Force: AI That Thinks Like an Engineer Tired of AI solutions that are just black boxes spitting out optimized settings? Ever wish an AI could actually explain why it chose a particular system architecture, and maybe even surprise you with an innovative design you hadn't considered? Traditional machine learning excels at optimization, but often lacks the creative spark and reasoning of a seasoned systems engineer. Imagine an AI not just crunching numbers, but actively reasoning about the interplay of different system components, experimenting with novel configurations, and then articulating its findings in a human-understandable way. This is the promise of a new approach to AI-driven systems design – an AI inspired by the way human experts tackle complex challenges. It involv…  ( 7 min )

You can seamlessly hook up the conversation context in the stateless agentic environment with AWS Bedrock AgentCore Memory. I want to create a customer support agent (how original), that is capable of holding the conversation context, and can recall main facts when interacting a few days later. # What I am building -- screen shot -- Fro testing purposes I don't need to build the UI, but the idea is that user can interact with the agent by sending HTTP request. Authentication is done using OAuth flow. I am using AWS AgentCore Runtime to host my agent, and AWS AgentCore Memory to store facts about users. For the user authentication part, I have a Cognito user pool with a configured app client. For building this POC, I reached out for agentcore starter toolkit, which is a perfect tool for th…  ( 7 min )

I feel incomplete without a graphing utility. It probably has something to do with majoring in physics. Visualizing relationships in space – “thinking in graphs” – is a natural way for me to explore a problem or communicate an idea. In Python, things were easy. Matplotlib was more or less the standard graphing library, and was more than sufficient for my purposes. Now that I’m getting a handle on JavaScript, one of my first priorities is to find a native way to accomplish the same thing. Let’s try recreating a matplotlib graph from an old class project. The premise was to calculate the electric field of a not-quite-spherically symmetric shell of charge, both analytically and computationally, and then compare the results. I’ve slightly edited the code for brevity and clarity, but you can se…  ( 12 min )

Is Your Data Stuck in the Cloud? Edge Computing to the Rescue! Ever wonder why your phone's facial recognition works almost instantly, even when you're in the middle of nowhere with terrible cell service? Or how self-driving cars can react to obstacles faster than a human driver? The answer, in many cases, is edge computing. Why Does Edge Computing Matter? For years, we've been told that the cloud is the answer to all our computing needs. And it is… for a lot of things. But the cloud isn't always the best solution, especially when: Latency is critical: Imagine trying to perform brain surgery remotely with a robotic arm, relying on a connection to a server hundreds of miles away. The slightest delay could have disastrous consequences. Bandwidth is limited: Sending massive amounts of d…  ( 8 min )

In this video, I'll show you how easy it is to monitor your Google Gemini CLI usage in realtime so that you don't overspend. Plus, you can show your boss how long you've wasted sitting waiting for AI to answer you!  ( 6 min )

Step 0 https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/guide/tutorial/Before%20You%20Begin.html -D: Define, preprocessing time -l: link time $ cmake -G # select generator $ cmake -S # source root dir, default current working dir $ cmake -B # build dir, output generated build system $ cmake --build # run build system # make cmake -B build cmake --build build && ./build/hello https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/guide/tutorial/Getting%20Started%20with%20CMake.html CMakeLists.txt = CML = lists file cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.23) project(MyProjectName) add_executable() or add_library(): output type target_sources(): link input -> output target_link_libraries(): link outputs This command creates a target. Targets themselves are simply names, a handle to these collection of properties. Th…  ( 7 min )

Javascript libraries Particles.js — A library for creating beautiful floating particles on a web page Three.js — A library for creating 3d objects and spaces on a web page Fullpage.js — Easy to implement full page scroll feature Typed.js — Typewriter effect Waypoints.js — Trigger a function when you scroll to an element Highlight.js — Syntax highlighting for the web Chart.js — Make beautiful charts using only javascript Instantclick — Dramatically speed up your website load time, preloading resources on mouse hover Chartist — Another chart library Motio — A library for sprite based animations and panning Animstion — Jquery plugin for css animated page transitions Barba.js — Fluid page transitions TwentyTwenty — A visual diff tool to spot differences Vivus.js — A library for making drawin…  ( 7 min )

Creating stories and videos used to take a lot of time. You had to write the script, record voiceovers, find visuals, and then spend hours editing. But now, AI tools like ChatGPT and Golpo.AI make this process fast, easy, and accessible for everyone. In this post, I’ll show you exactly how I created a complete storytelling video using just two tools: ChatGPT – for writing the story Golpo.AI – for turning the story into a video with realistic voice and visuals By the end, you’ll know how to go from idea to finished storytelling video in minutes. Every good video begins with a strong story. ChatGPT can help you write one quickly — and make it sound cinematic and emotional. Go to https://chat.openai.com Log in or create a free account In the chat box, type a prompt like: Write a 1-minute…  ( 8 min )

Javascript libraries Particles.js — A library for creating beautiful floating particles on a web page Three.js — A library for creating 3d objects and spaces on a web page Fullpage.js — Easy to implement full page scroll feature Typed.js — Typewriter effect Waypoints.js — Trigger a function when you scroll to an element Highlight.js — Syntax highlighting for the web Chart.js — Make beautiful charts using only javascript Instantclick — Dramatically speed up your website load time, preloading resources on mouse hover Chartist — Another chart library Motio — A library for sprite based animations and panning Animstion — Jquery plugin for css animated page transitions Barba.js — Fluid page transitions TwentyTwenty — A visual diff tool to spot differences Vivus.js — A library for making drawin…  ( 7 min )

What is useRef: The useRef hook allows to persist values between renders. This can be used to store a mutable value that does not cause a re-render when it is being updated. This can be used to access a DOM element directly. Syntax: import { useRef } from "react"; const ref = useRef(initialValue); If we use the useState Hook to count how many times our app renders, it will keep re-rendering endlessly — because updating state itself causes another render. To prevent this infinite loop, we can use the useRef Hook instead, since changing a ref does not trigger re-renders. Why useRef? To access DOM elements directly. This lets you to get a reference to a DOM element (like an or ). To store mutable values without re-rendering. To keep track of previous values. useRef can remember a value from previous render. Ex: import React, { useRef } from "react"; function App() { const reference = useRef(); const getText = () => { console.log(reference.current.value); }; return ( Get Text ); } export default App;  ( 6 min )

AI Agent Learns to Talk to Databases Over Long Conversations Ever wondered how a chatbot could actually fetch the right data from a huge database after a back‑and‑forth chat? Scientists have built a new system called MTSQL‑R1 that does just that. This discovery brings us closer to truly conversational data tools that understand context and correct themselves on the fly. Imagine asking your phone for the latest weather trends over several questions and getting precise, reliable answers every time. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: MTSQL-R1: Towards Long-Horizon Multi-Turn Text-to-SQL via Agentic Training 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 17 min )

Seriously, AI is a game-changer. It makes the stuff we used to do easy, now automatic. The hard stuff? Way easier. And those impossible-sounding tasks? They’re now just fun challenges we can totally crush. I’m one of those people who uses Telegram for everything — especially notes. It’s just so quick, easy to access, and light. That habit actually sparked a fun idea: Why not build my own note-taking app? Plus, it was the perfect excuse to play around with the newest tech. A lazy, rainy weekend rolled around, and my personal Hackathon officially kicked off… 💡 After a few minutes of coffee-fueled brainstorming, here’s the stack I decided to run with: Cloudflare Pages: Hosting my React Native frontend app. Easy-peasy. Cloudflare Workers: My backend service, built super-fast with Hono. Cloudf…  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less is a new CinemaSins video that gleefully dissects Nicolas Cage’s over-the-top performance in Longlegs (and yes, those legs really are absurdly long). With Osgood Perkins’ Keeper on the horizon, the team couldn’t resist looking back at all the wild moments—expect snarky commentary, rapid-fire nitpicks and plenty of “sins” tallying up. Want more CinemaSins vibes? Head over to cinemasins.com or follow @CinemaSins, @TVSins, @CommercialSins and the CinemaSins Podcast Network on YouTube. You can also join the fun on Discord and Reddit, fill out their sinful poll, support the crew on Patreon, and keep up with the writers on Twitter and Instagram. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

In the world of Escape from Duckov, you'll come across many items. Some are for crafting, some for selling, and some, like the Tote Bag, have a very specific and crucial purpose that isn't immediately obvious. Many new players make the mistake of selling this "luxury item" for a quick profit, not realizing they are discarding an essential tool for obtaining one of the game's unique boss drops. Browse our items database to learn about all special items. What is the Tote Bag? tote-bag1 Item Type: Luxury Item Where to Find the Tote Bag Spawn Location: Appears as random environmental loot scattered throughout the game world. The True Purpose: How to Use the Tote Bag The Boss: In Farm Town, there is a unique boss known as the "Red Blob Boss." Tote Bag vs. Decoration Bag: What's the Difference? Feature Tote Bag Decoration Bag Type Luxury Item (Special Tool) Wearable Backpack Purpose To extract the Red Eye from the Farm Town boss General carry capacity for loot Inventory Bonus None +8 capacity, +5 max weight Slot Function Special single “?” slot for the Red Eye Standard backpack inventory expansion How to Get Found as random environmental loot Purchased at Orange’s Armor Shop Price Not for sale (found only) 87 Money  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins takes on what they call one of the greatest genre movies of the year, pointing out every “sin” in under 15 minutes with their signature humor. They’ve dropped a Halloween-themed video that’s equal parts roast and celebration of the film’s brilliance. Along the way, they plug their website and socials (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork, Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram), invite you to fill out a poll and back them on Patreon, and credit their writing team (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel). Enjoy the sins! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Review Predator 2’s 1990 sequel swaps Schwarzenegger’s jungle for Danny Glover in a crime-ridden, heat-wave–stricken Los Angeles and introduces an even deadlier Predator (plus a memorable Gary Busey turn). It may not recapture every classic beat of the original, but it’s a fun, fresh ride if you’re cool with a change of scenery and some goofy ’90s chaos. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Feature tests are where the magic of real-world validation happens. While unit tests ensure each LEGO brick of your system works perfectly, feature tests make sure the entire castle stands strong when those bricks are assembled. They simulate real user actions or API flows to ensure everything plays nicely together — from the database to the controllers, to the returned response. This article dives into what feature testing is, why it’s crucial, and how to apply it effectively in PHP (especially with frameworks like Laravel). We’ll explore common mistakes, best practices, and end with a live sandbox example that shows how to test system-level behavior even without a framework. A feature test checks how multiple parts of your system interact. For example in Laravel, feature tests often hit …  ( 9 min )

A deep dive into three algorithms, atomic Redis operations, and building a high-performance, flexible library from scratch. When you're building a new service, rate limiting is one of those things you know you need, but you often start with something simple. Maybe it's a basic in-memory counter. But what happens when your service grows? When you move from a single server to a distributed system, that simple counter breaks down. You're stuck rewriting your rate limiting logic. Most Go rate limiters I found forced me into a single algorithm (usually token bucket) or locked me into a specific storage backend. This was the problem I set out to solve. I decided to build rate-limiter-go, a library that scales with you. It provides: Multiple battle-tested algorithms Pluggable storage (in-memory…  ( 11 min )

The Lagos Traffic Problem (aka Your Codebase). You're stuck in Lagos traffic at 6 PM on a Friday. Every car is doing whatever it wants, weaving through, danfos stopping anywhere, private cars changing lanes without indicators. I bet that's your current React app 😀 . Everything is connected to everything. Your components are fetching data, updating state, handling business logic, and rendering UI all in one 500-line file called Dashboard.tsx. Let’s be honest, most React codebases start as “side projects that got too serious.” 😅 One day you’re building a quick login screen, before you know it, you’re managing a full fintech product with 40+ screens, complex states, network calls, caching, and some poor soul screaming “Who added this useEffect that runs 12 times on mount?!” As a senior engi…  ( 8 min )

Hi there! I've been meaning to write this article for more than a month now, but there hasn't been time or the right mood. Still, I gathered my thoughts and finally cobbled together something. I hope you find it useful. Take a look at GitHub — there are ready-to-run working examples that you can launch. For a better understanding of what's happening, get acquainted with the structure and code of the MCP server. Sometimes you look at your own useful scripts and think: 'How can you neatly connect them to AI without unnecessary hassle? What do you need for this? From which side should you approach?' Today, in this article, we will try to solve this problem and learn how to create your own MCPs. And you can also check my previous AI articles. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a unified 'trans…  ( 11 min )

I recently built an application to help visualize the structure of each API defined in an OpenAPI file. It renders a nice graph to show how all the reference objects in an API connects to each other, making it easier to understand complex APIs at a glance. You can try out the application here. While I built this application as a side project to support my work at my company, I ran into a few interesting performance challenges. To solve those challenges, I went from grabbing the tool which all React developer would think about first like memo to the more advanced yieldToMainThread to learning how browser render a frame and then went back to React with useDeferredValue. I want to share with you three of my optimizations and one of my still unsolved challenge: Memoizing the React Flow node…  ( 11 min )

Welcome to the Tsonnet series! If you're not following the series so far, you can check out how it all started in the first post of the series. In the previous post, I added comprehensive testing for object interpretation to prevent reference leaks: Tsonnet #26 - Chain me maybe, part 2 Hercules Lemke Merscher ・ Oct 29 #tsonnet #jsonnet #compiler This will be short and sweet post, so let's get to it. When I first wrote the type checking function, I made an innocent mistake by having the environment parameter in a different order in the translate function compared to the interpreter. It's not a big deal, but consistency is important! diff --git a/lib/type.ml b/lib/type.ml index 99f11cc..1ece085 100644 --- a/lib/type.ml +++ b/lib/type.ml @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ and check_ob…  ( 15 min )

Readable SQL isn’t a myth. It’s a WITH. You know that feeling when you open a SQL query you wrote six months ago, see seven levels of nested subqueries, and think "Which psychopath wrote this?" Then you check git blame and... yeah. It was you. I've been there. We've all been there. This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on Common Table Expressions (CTEs) - a powerful SQL feature that's been hiding in plain sight for years. Your database supports it. Your competitors probably use it. But your ORM? Nah, it's too busy pretending SQL peaked in 1999. CTEs = named subqueries that make you look smart They make complex queries cleaner, faster, and maintainable Every modern database supports them (PostgreSQL since 2009, MySQL since 8.0, SQL Server since 2005) Most ORMs don't (Doctrine, Hibernate, Eloqu…  ( 12 min )

Ah, TypeScript. TypeScript isn't just a superset of JavaScript, it's a lifestyle choice. It's the difference between "move fast and break things" and "move deliberately and break things anyway, but with stack traces that actually help." Randomly remember my brother who checks if you locked the car door three times before zooming off? That's TypeScript. We love them for it, but sometimes we just want to live dangerously and merge to main without running the linter. It's in these moments that we sigh, crack our knuckles, and perhaps utter a few choice words under our breath, acknowledging that while TypeScript can feel like an extra hurdle, it's ultimately saving us from a production meltdown at 3 AM. It’s the difference between confidently shipping features and dreading that next bug report…  ( 8 min )

Building a multi-vendor food delivery marketplace offers substantial advantages, primarily driven by its high scalability and diverse revenue streams. This allows the platform owner to earn income from commissions, delivery fees, and premium vendor placements and in this rapidly growing industry, building your own multi-vendor food delivery marketplace can bring all these benefits. However, building a multi-vendor food delivery marketplace is a complex undertaking, but following a structured step-by-step guide can simplify the process. This involves defining your strategy, building the platform, and launching/scaling the business. Strategy and planning is the most crucial step towards establishing your delivery marketplace and the foundation of your marketplace lies in clear strategic pla…  ( 9 min )

The SOA-C03 certification tests your ability to deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS. Key domains include: Monitoring and Reporting: Use CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config to monitor resources and ensure compliance. -** High Availability and Deployment:** Understand Auto Scaling, ELB, and backup strategies for resilient deployments. Security and Compliance: Implement IAM, encryption, and security best practices. Networking and Storage Management: Configure VPC, S3, EBS, and networking services efficiently. Optimization and Troubleshooting: Analyze system performance and optimize costs using AWS tools. For a comprehensive overview of exam objectives, domains, and study guidance, review this comprehensive SOA-C03 Study Guide.This ensur…  ( 8 min )

Understanding Support Vector Machines SVM: Origins, Working, and Real-World Applications Vamshi E ・ Nov 3 #webdev #programming #ai #blockchain  ( 6 min )

Support Vector Machines (SVM) are among the most powerful and versatile tools in machine learning and data science. From detecting spam emails to predicting stock movements and identifying diseases, SVMs form the backbone of many modern predictive analytics systems. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the origins, concepts, implementation, and real-world applications of SVM — supported by examples and R-based demonstrations. Origins and Background of SVM The early motivation behind SVM was to create a model that could generalize well — that is, perform accurately not only on the training data but also on unseen data. In traditional linear classification, data points are divided using a straight line (in 2D) or a plane (in higher dimensions). SVM refined this idea by introduci…  ( 10 min )

How to get the first line of code - and everything that follows - right. Without legacy constraints, greenfield projects allow teams to bake in modern practices, cloud-native architectures and a developer-first culture from day one. Done well, those early choices compound into faster releases, easier scaling and happier teams for years. Done poorly, they can create tomorrow’s technical-debt problems. This article discusses how development teams can lay solid foundations when starting from scratch. Automate early. A CI/CD pipeline, test automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) from sprint 0 lock in speed and quality for the life of the product. Design for cloud and APIs. Cloud-first, API-first and security-by-design principles align with the UK Government’s Technology Code of Practice …  ( 12 min )

Titre : Guide complet de l'outil de cybersécurité : Wireshark Introduction Dans le paysage numérique en constante évolution d'aujourd'hui, la cybersécurité est devenue une préoccupation majeure pour les entreprises, les gouvernements et les individus. Les attaques informatiques sont de plus en plus sophistiquées, et il est crucial d'adopter des outils de cybersécurité avancés pour protéger les données sensibles et garantir la sécurité des réseaux. Parmi les outils modernes de cybersécurité les plus populaires et puissants, Wireshark se distingue par sa polyvalence et sa capacité à capturer et analyser le trafic réseau en profondeur. Présentation de Wireshark Wireshark est un analyseur de protocole réseau open source largement utilisé par les professionnels de la cybersécurité pour inspecte…  ( 7 min )

Hard2Verify: A New Test That Helps AI Spot Math Mistakes One Step at a Time Ever wondered how a computer can solve a tricky math puzzle the way a human does? Scientists have created a fresh challenge called Hard2Verify that teaches AI to double‑check every single step of a solution, just like a careful teacher grading a notebook. Every step matters, and with tools like Hard2Verify, the future of AI‑assisted math looks brighter and more accurate than ever. Stay curious—the next breakthrough might be just a single step away. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: Hard2Verify: A Step-Level Verification Benchmark for Open-Ended Frontier Math 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 17 min )

After several years of dedicated development, Brighter V10 has officially launched! While we’ll continue supporting Brighter V9 for the next few months—and possibly into next year or beyond—this release marks a significant milestone in Brighter. Planning for V11 may begin in the coming year, but for now, let’s dive into what’s new in V10. Brighter V10 introduces a host of powerful new features and integrations designed to streamline your development process. Brighter V10 now embraces the CloudEvents specification by default. This ensures greater interoperability across different services and platforms by automatically setting the standardized event headers, making your distributed systems more robust and vendor-agnostic. You no longer need to write a custom message mapper when using JSON. …  ( 9 min )

The rapid rise of digital banking, online lending, and blockchain-based services has reshaped how people manage their finances. As FinTech platforms continue to revolutionize the financial landscape, their reliance on cloud infrastructure, APIs, and digital identities creates an expanded attack surface for cybercriminals. In this fast-moving digital ecosystem, penetration testing has emerged as a cornerstone of robust cybersecurity—ensuring that innovation doesn’t come at the cost of security. This blog explores how penetration testing protects FinTech systems from modern threats, strengthens compliance posture, and ensures long-term user trust in the face of growing cyber risks. Penetration testing is a simulated cyberattack performed by ethical hackers to identify and exploit security …  ( 10 min )

Originally published at Perl Weekly 745 Hi there! First of all, apologies. Apparently last edition included a link the source of the Perl IDE survey and not the actual Perl IDE Survey itself. This week we hope to provide you with the correct link. The announcement about the London Perl Workshop might have also been a bit premature as it was still unclear if it will happen at all. I am still unclear about the exact situation, but this is an excellent opportunity for you to step up. Check out the web-site of LPW where you can find the names and the contact information of the organizers. Talk to them and offer your help. Any help. That will increase the chances for this to actually take place. We even received a special announcement exclusive to the readers of the Perl Weekly. I figured I nee…  ( 18 min )

For a while, I was on the verge of giving up on short-form video. As a developer who loves to share my coding journey and little tech discoveries, I felt the pressure to be everywhere: TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts. The problem? The content creation process was draining me. I knew something had to change. I started looking for ways to streamline my workflow. My goal was to spend more time on what I love – creating the core content – and less on the repetitive tasks. DALL-E 3 AI Image Generator is an incredible tool for this. You can just type in a description of what you want, and it produces a variety of options. It's great for creating unique, high-quality images that don't look like generic stock photos. But the real breakthrough came when I started to rethink my entire video …  ( 8 min )

What Did I Contribute As I mentioned in my previous blog, I will discuss my journey implementing a search feature for audit logs in OpsiMate. First, I created an issue related to adding a search bar for users. This enables users to filter and view specific audit logs quickly and efficiently. I made my first PR which was hilariously broken(I'll explain why). Later I created a proper PR that I'll discuss in detail. When I started, I planned to implement filtering logic on the client-side. However, CodeRabbitAI (code review tool used in OpsiMate) challenged my naive approach. I realized, I should implement server-side search to filter across all audit logs, not just the current page. While working on this PR, I accidentally merged upstream changes incorrectly because I didn't properly upd…  ( 8 min )

Stop Sharing Secrets in Slack & Teams ! 🔐 Commit Them Safely Instead Ever had that awkward moment when a new teammate joins and you need to share API_KEY_PROD over Teams? 😬 We've all been there searching for the "least embarrassing" way to send secrets without exposing them in chat history. But what if I told you we could commit secrets directly to our codebase safely and securely? 📱 Sharing via Slack/Teams leaves traces in chat history 📧 Email isn't secure for sensitive data 🔄 Manual sharing doesn't scale with team growth 😰 Always worried about who has access to what SOPS + GPG Magic ✨ SOPS (Secrets OPerationS) + GPG encryption = Git-native secret management that actually works! Here's the genius part: SOPS encrypts only the values while keeping keys readable. Your config files …  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins is back with a bite-sized, punchy takedown of Sinners—hailed as one of this year’s best genre films—where they “sin” every little nitpick in under 15 minutes (and still love the movie). Expect their trademark humor, Halloween vibes, and a lot of “but it rules” enthusiasm. They’ve also sprinkled in all their socials, from YouTube channels and Discord to Twitter and Patreon, plus a quick poll for fans and a shout-out to their writing squad. If you want more sinning or behind-the-scenes goodies, their link tree’s got you covered. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Overview, Historical Timeline, Problems & Solutions You use a class to describe how something should work. When you call that class, you create a class instance. A Python class instance is an object made from a class. It has its own space for values and actions. When you write Dog(), you call the Dog class. Python runs the __init__ method to set up the object. The result is a new class instance. You can store it under a name like my_dog. You can give it values like my_dog.name = "Spot". Python lets you create new objects by calling a class. class Dog: def __init__(self, name): self.name = name my_dog = Dog("Spot") print(my_dog.name) # prints: Spot Each Python class instance has a name space. This is a place where it keeps values. The name space is a dictionary. You can see it…  ( 11 min )

These days, if every SaaS demo seems like a miniature action film with gliding dashboards, bouncing buttons, and spinning cards, you're not dreaming. The odd thing is that after the initial "wow," people start to slow down. They don't click as much. They grow weary. Motion isn't always bad. Using the P.A.I.N. C.U.R.E. framework, this post explains why most SaaS teams confuse animations with micro-interactions and how to create motion that feels quick, natural, and actually increases conversion. We've all fallen for this, let's face it. "That's how our dashboard should move." The problem? According to a 2024 Nielsen Norman Group study, excessively animated user interfaces (UIs) slow down task completion and increase cognitive load, particularly in multi-step dashboards. Certain animations …  ( 10 min )

📝 This article is an English translation of the original French version available here: https://victor-prdh.com/blog/03-loi-de-demeter.md/ In software development, we often hear about best practices: decoupling, separation of concerns, SOLID principles… But there is one, sometimes overlooked, that deserves our attention: Demeter's Law. Also known as the principle of least knowledge, it helps write more robust, readable, and maintainable code. In this article, we will see what it entails, why it is useful, and how to apply it practically in your PHP and Symfony projects. Formulated in the late 1980s at MIT, Demeter's Law is based on a simple idea: “An object should only talk to its immediate friends, not to the friends of its friends.” In other words, a class should limit its knowledge of …  ( 7 min )

Hey everyone 👋 Today, we’re diving into one of my favourite software architecture topics, Event-Driven Architecture (EDA). It’s one of those patterns that sounds a bit fancy at first, but once you understand it, you start seeing it everywhere: in cloud applications, microservices, and even your daily notifications! Let’s break it down step by step. ☕ At its core, Event-Driven Architecture is all about reacting to events. An event is simply something that happened, for example: An order was placed 🛒 A payment was completed 💳 A user logged in 👤 Instead of having tightly coupled services that directly call each other (as in layered or traditional microservice architectures), EDA uses events as the main form of communication. Here’s where the magic happens ✨: publishes an event, it’s like …  ( 9 min )

Adding features shouldn’t feel like defusing a bomb. Here’s how the Open/Closed Principle (OCP) helps you extend your code without changing what already works. You’ve probably done this before: You needed to add a small feature so you end up opening a class and writing yet another if statement. A couple of weeks later, you had to add another one. And then another. And before you know it, the code that once felt clean turns into a mess of conditions. That’s the kind of slow creep the Open/Closed Principle is meant to prevent. (Side note: we explored the Single Responsibility Principle in the previous part of this series,  worth checking out if you missed it!) The Open/Closed Principle (OCP) is one of the five core principles of SOLID design. It states: Software should be open for extension …  ( 9 min )

🧩 Overview In many Joget applications, users enter transaction amounts in different currencies. To maintain financial consistency, it’s crucial to automatically convert these values into a standard base currency (like AED or USD). This guide shows how to automate currency conversion inside a Joget form using JavaScript, Fetch API, and jQuery Autocomplete — all without writing any backend plugin code. ✅ On form load: The script sets the AED amount field to zero. Fetches live currency symbols from a safe exchange rate API. Activates autocomplete on the currency input field. ⚙️ Whenever a user changes: The currency, The amount, or The product name, the script recalculates the AED value dynamically and updates the related fields (amountInAed, BalanceAmount, and exchangeRat…  ( 7 min )

Build a AI Voice Agent Using RAG Pipeline and VideoSDK Chaitrali Kakde ・ Nov 1 #webdev #ai #agents #rag  ( 6 min )

My Background I'm 18, taking a gap year in India while preparing for competitive entrance exams (JEE). The Projects 🆔 1. Project Parichay - Digital IDs for Informal Workers The Problem: Opening bank accounts Accessing government schemes Proving their identity My Solution: QR codes containing contact info Auto-filled city/state via PIN code lookup (India Post API) Professional ID card format Live Demo: https://shalinibhavi525-sudo.github.io/Project_Parichay/ Tech: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, India Post API, QRCode.js Impact: Anyone can create an ID in under 2 minutes, print it at a local shop for ₹10-20. 🎨 2. Varnika - Indian Folk Art Generator The Problem: My Solution: Live Demo: https://shalinibhavi525-sudo.github.io/Varnika/ Tech: HTML5 Canvas, JavaScript, procedural generation Why it ma…  ( 9 min )

My journey developing an AI-powered coding assistant for HNG Internship Stage 3 During my participation in the HNG Internship's third backend stage, I received an assignment to develop an AI-powered agent with Telex.im integration through the A2A protocol. The goal wasn't to build another standard database application—the challenge was creating an intelligent system that provides real value to developers. https://github.com/Habeeboss/code-helper-mastra-telex https://code-helper-mastra-telex-production.up.railway.app/a2a/agent/codeHelper Phase 1: Conceptualization and Architecture Phase 2: Project Foundation Node.js version 20 or higher was mandatory (I had version 16) Initial installation required the legacy peer dependencies flag bash # Upgrade Node.js nvm install 22.17.0 nvm use…  ( 14 min )

💡 Introduction Sometimes in Joget applications, user or contact records may be created without passwords — especially during data imports or integrations. To fix that, we can automate password creation using a BeanShell script, which directly connects to Joget’s database and assigns secure random passwords to any empty password fields. Automatically generate a secure, random password for every record in the app_fd_Contacts table where c_Password is NULL. This BeanShell script: Connects to Joget’s database using AppUtil. Finds all records missing passwords. Generates a random secure password. Updates the database with the new passwords. Logs the output for easy tracking. import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DriverManager; import java.sql.PreparedStatement; import java.sql.Resu…  ( 7 min )

For years, frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue have dominated frontend development. “Do we even need a framework anymore?” Enter Web Components — a set of browser-native APIs that allow developers to create reusable, encapsulated, and framework-agnostic UI elements. replace frameworks in 2025? Let’s find out. Web Components are not a single technology — they’re a collection of standardized APIs that enable you to build custom HTML elements with encapsulated logic and styles. They’re built on four main pillars: Custom Elements , ) with custom behavior. Shadow DOM encapsulation so your component’s styles and markup don’t leak or get affected by the global DOM. HTML Templates tag to define reusable chunks of markup that can be cloned and rendered eff…  ( 9 min )

If you’ve ever wondered why developers always say “never use double for money”, here’s the real reason, and why BigDecimal solves the problem perfectly. Binary VS Decimal Representation A double in Java uses IEEE 754 binary floating point, meaning it represents numbers as sums of powers of 2, not 10. That works fine for many numbers, but not for decimals like 0.1 or 0.2, because they can’t be represented exactly in binary. 0.1₁₀ = 0.0001100110011001100...₂ (infinite) So this simple code: System.out.println(0.1 + 0.2); prints: 0.30000000000000004 That tiny error is a rounding artifact, and in finance or accounting, it’s unacceptable. BigDecimal Fixes It BigDecimal doesn’t use floating-point math at all. BigInteger intVal; // exact integer value int scale; // how many digits after the decimal point For example: BigDecimal x = new BigDecimal("123.45"); is stored as: intVal = 12345 scale = 2 value = 12345 × 10^-2 = 123.45 Which is 100% exact, no rounding errors. That’s because: BigInteger holds whole numbers precisely in binary. The scale simply shifts the decimal point in base 10. BigDecimal Is Perfect for Money Money works in decimal, not binary. BigDecimal uses decimal arithmetic, so values like 0.1, 19.99, or 123456.78 are stored and calculated exactly as written, no binary drift, no rounding surprises. Yes, it’s slower than double, but it’s correct and correctness is what matters in financial systems.  ( 7 min )

Tegen is a C++ package manager and project management tool designed to simplify your workflow. It helps you create, build, and run C++ projects with minimal setup. Manage dependencies, automate builds with CMake, and keep your projects organized. Video Available : Tegen Video Key Features: Initialize a new project: tegen init Install dependencies from GitHub: tegen install Build your project easily: Run the built project: tegen run Check the version: tegen --version Get help: tegen -h Installers Available: Windows: TegenSetup.exe Linux (.deb): tegen-0.1.0-Linux.deb Make C++ project management simpler, faster, and more organized. Start using Tegen today and streamline your workflow. Check it out here: GitHub Repository  ( 6 min )

1) Grab a good base pic 2) Upload + prompt “’90s bedroom, warm lamp light, grainy 35mm film look. A candid portrait of me on the bed holding a corded phone; Ghostface subtly in the doorway behind me. Shallow depth of field, soft shadows, high realism.” If the first result is meh, rerun with small tweaks (doorway → hallway, warmer/cooler light, closer/farther Ghostface). This “clear selfie + Halloween prompt” formula is what powers the trend. 3) Quick polish Fast track: don’t want to fuss with prompts? Try ScreamAI.pics—upload your photo, pick a preset, and you’ll usually have the edit in about ten seconds. https://screamai.pics/  ( 6 min )

Intro: Generate the Answer: Check for Valid Output: Create the Citation Sources Reference: [ { "FileName": "File Name.pptx", "FileUrl": "https://abcorp.sharepoint.com/.../MEALFramework.pptx" }, { "FileName": "File Name.Docx", "FileUrl": "https://abcorp.sharepoint.com/.../MEALexpand.docx" } ] Transform Citations into Markdown: Start with the Answer Text: This adds two line breaks after the answer to visually separate it from the citations. Topic.Answer.Text.Content & Char(10) & Char(10) Loop Through Citation Sources: This iterates over each citation source (e.g., a file used in the answer). Concat(Topic.Answer.Text.CitationSources, ...) Format the Citation in Markdown: This creates a Markdown-style citation: [Id]: URL "File Name" It replaces %20 with spaces for readability. "[" & Id & "]: " & URL & " \"" & Substitute(Name, "%20", " ") & "\"" Add Line Breaks Between Citations: This ensures each citation appears on its own line for clarity. Char(10) & Char(10) Final Output: The original answer Source Code: PCAT repo  ( 7 min )

I’m about to get unreasonably geeky, so much so that I myself might not understand what I’m doing. Proceed at your own risk. For those who choose to keep reading — you were warned: “Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’entrate.” Inferno (1320)1 Philosophy ruined software for me. Especially one grim man who once threatened a colleague with a fireplace poker during a debate about moral rules. That man — Ludwig Wittgenstein, “Witty,” as a friend called him — was brilliant, unstable, and obsessed with language’s limits; or maybe he was unstable because of that obsession. Potato, potahto? Not quite. I’ve been obsessed with those limits too, and I’m neither witty nor brilliant — just unstable. And here’s proof: I can’t look at a deployment pipeline2 as a normal human being. Yes, I admit. It’s hard for…  ( 18 min )

In my opinion one of the best things about GitHub is the readme.md files (I know, documentation being good, how sad am I). But there is a good reason I like it, documentation is a pain, so having something as simple as a blank markdown file is music to my ears, and storing it with the code, hallaluha. So it always surprised me Microsoft didn't include a way to add documentation to a Power Platform Solution. Its pretty much perfect for Citizen Developers, who lets be honest don't want to do documentation, so it needs to be: Simple Quick Available Stored somewhere easy to find ago, a readme file in the solution. But what if I told you there was a readme file in a solution, well a creative workaround, that not only opens up the door for readme files, but possibly more 😎 If you build lots of …  ( 10 min )

1. Shorthand for if with multiple OR(||) conditions if (car === 'audi' || car === 'BMW' || car === 'Tesla') { //code } In a traditional way, we used to write code in the above pattern. but instead of using multiple OR conditions we can simply use an array and includes. Check out the below example. if (['audi', 'BMW', 'Tesla', 'grapes'].includes(car)) { //code } if(obj && obj.tele && obj.tele.stdcode) { console.log(obj.tele .stdcode) } Use optional chaining (?.) to replace this snippet. console.log(obj?.tele?.stdcode); if (name !== null || name !== undefined || name !== '') { let second = name; } The simple way to do it is... const second = name || ''; switch (number) { case 1: return 'Case one'; case 2: return 'Case two'; default: return; } Use a map/ object const data = { 1: 'Case one', 2: 'Case two' }; //Access it using data[num] function example(value) { return 2 * value; } Use the arrow function const example = (value) => 2 * value function height() { console.log('height'); } function width() { console.log('width'); } if(type === 'heigth') { height(); } else { width(); } Simple way (type === 'heigth' ? height : width)() if(amount === null) { amount = 0; } if(value === undefined) { value = 0; } console.log(amount); //0 console.log(value); //0 Just Write console.log(amount || 0); //0 console.log(value || 0); //0  ( 11 min )

🌟 The Moment Everything Changed It was November when I first joined the DigitalOcean community Discord server, not realizing I was preparing for something much bigger. As I navigated through the various channels, I felt like I had found a hidden treasure trove of knowledge and opportunity. Little did I know that when October arrived, the hacktoberfest-projects channel would become my gateway to an entirely new world of coding. When I discovered my first project in that channel quotevote-monorepo. I remember the mix of excitement and nervousness as I explored their codebase for the first time. This wasn't just following tutorials anymore; this was real code that real people used. When I created my first issue suggesting accessibility improvements to their mission page, and maintainer @flyb…  ( 13 min )

TLDR: I'm now using Strategy #5 Table of Contents Why Get Random Records? Strategy #1 - Use RANDOM() Strategy #2 - Pluck & Array.sample Strategy #3 - find_by with Min/Max ID Strategy #4 - Random Offset Strategy #5 - Where with Min/Max Tips and Caveats Your Thoughts? If you've ever needed to collect a random record from a database whether using Rails or another framework/language, you may have found that there are several strategies to choose from. In this post, we'll explore the top 5 strategies for collecting random records, along with some tips and caveats to keep in mind. Before we dive into the strategies, it's worth taking a moment to consider why someone might need to collect a random record from a database. Generally speaking random behavior is rarely a desired feature in an applic…  ( 10 min )

Hey everyone 👋 I’m excited to share something I’ve been building over the past few months — a modern and customizable Gantt Chart component for Vue 3, called Jordium GanttChart This project started from a simple need: I couldn’t find a Vue 3 Gantt component that’s lightweight, visually modern, and fully customizable for project management use cases. So, I decided to build one myself. 🎯 What is Jordium GanttChart? Jordium GanttChart is a Vue 3 component library designed for project scheduling, task management, and visual planning — similar to tools like ClickUp, Clockify, or MS Project, but fully open-source and easy to integrate into your own app. 👉 Demo: Live Example 👉 GitHub: jordium-gantt-vue3 👉 NPM: npm install jordium-gantt-vue3 ✨ Key Features (v1.4.2) 🧩 Vue 3 + Composition AP…  ( 7 min )

You might be surprised to learn that you're already using many functional programming (FP) approaches in your Ruby code without realizing it. While languages like Haskell enforce these principles, Ruby and Python leave it up to the programmer to make conscious choices. Let's explore how we can leverage these FP concepts in Ruby, particularly when using the Trailblazer (TRB) framework. In Trailblazer, we treat incoming data as immutable. The only mutable data structure is the internal hash (options[:my_key] or ctx[:my_other_key] in TRB 2.1). When transforming data, always assign the result to a new key instead of modifying in place: def transform_data(ctx, input_array:, **) ctx[:transformed_array] = input_array.map { |item| item.upcase } end Consider using gems like Hamster for immutable…  ( 7 min )

Transforming AI Conversations with Context-Aware Commerce: Introducing Monetzly Imagine a world where the ads you see in your favorite AI app are not just interruptions but helpful suggestions that enhance your experience. This is the vision behind Monetzly—your new go-to platform for monetizing AI applications without compromising user experience. As the landscape of AI applications expands, developers face a pressing challenge: how to effectively monetize their innovations without disrupting the user experience. Traditional monetization strategies often lead to frustrating paywalls or subscription models, alienating users and ultimately stifling sustainable growth. Enter Monetzly, the first platform designed specifically for the AI ecosystem that allows developers to both monetize th…  ( 7 min )

🚀 LeetCode in 2025 Atul Tripathi ・ Nov 1 #leetcode #dsa #algorithms #coding  ( 6 min )

🧱 What is Microfrontend Architecture? Simply put — just like microservices, microfrontends are an architectural style where independently deliverable frontend applications are composed into a greater whole. This post is a quick read on benefits, trade-offs, implementation concerns, best practices, and helps you decide whether microfrontends are right for your application and team. Let’s understand the contrast with a simple example: Imagine an e-commerce website that has: A Home Page (with header and footer components) A Products Page, which also needs these shared components along with its own business logic. In this setup, whenever the Home Page team updates the header, they must: Publish a new version of the corresponding npm package. Update the Home Page UI to the latest version.…  ( 7 min )

Signup here for the newsletter to get the weekly digest right into your inbox. weeklyfoo #109 is here: your weekly digest of all webdev news you need to know! This time you'll find 40 valuable links in 6 categories! Enjoy! Kafka is fast: I'll use Postgres by TopicPartition / kafka, postgres, database / 36 min read 📰 Good to know Mistakes I see engineers making in their code reviews: In the last two years, code review has gotten much more important. by Sean Goedecke / engineering, reviews / 12 min read GenAI Image Showdown: A comparison of various SOTA generative image models on specific prompts and challenges with a strong emphasis placed on adherence. by Shaun Pedicini / sota, llm, ai, images / 0 min read Scripts I wrote that I use all the time: In my decade-plus of…  ( 9 min )

Let’s be honest, most of us don’t really “learn”, we just consume. We scroll through videos, read articles, and bookmark threads hoping something will stick. But when it’s time to actually use what we’ve read, it fades away. That’s because learning today is broken. We’re surrounded by more information than ever (thanks to the internet and AI), but we don’t have a process to retain it, connect it, or apply it. I felt that pain deeply, and it’s a problem we all experience. Let me give you my example. As a programmer and content creator, I constantly study complex ideas and topics from AI models to product design to storytelling frameworks. But reading or watching videos alone wasn’t helping, and it took too much time. Sure, I’d understand something in the moment, then forget half of it a da…  ( 11 min )

The world of design never stands still — and 2026 is shaping up to be a bold year for UI/UX innovation. From AI-assisted creativity to emotion-driven interfaces, designers are rethinking what “good design” really means. Let’s explore the top UI/UX design trends for 2026 that every designer should know. AI is no longer just a buzzword — it’s becoming your new design partner. Tools like Figma AI, Uizard, and Framer’s AI features are enabling designers to generate layouts, color palettes, and user flows automatically. What it means for you: Embrace AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Learn prompt-based design workflows. Keep a critical eye — AI can assist, but human empathy drives great UX. In 2026, design goes beyond usability. It’s about emotional resonance. Micro-intera…  ( 7 min )

October was an extraordinary month for Quote.Vote. Hacktoberfest gave us the spark we needed to open the doors, welcoming contributors from around the world to help shape the future of a platform that treats communication itself as public infrastructure. Our Hacktoberfest Roadmap board became a living snapshot of what collaboration looks like in motion. Every issue told a story. Some of features that shipped cleanly across the finish line, others of ambitious starts, half-built prototypes, deep reviews, and hard lessons learned. When we asked contributors why they picked our project over thousands of others, the answer kept coming back to the mission. “It felt like the work mattered.” Quote.Vote treats conversation like civic infrastructure, not a commodity. No ads. No engagement alg…  ( 8 min )

The Great Engineering Face-Off: Precision vs. Agility Imagine a tense face-off inside a product room — One treats code like concrete — structured, documented, predictable. It’s not personal. The Millennial Engineer: Code as Concrete The Millennial technologist grew up in an era of monoliths, long release cycles, and documentation-heavy workflows. For him, software development is precision engineering: 👉 Every class is planned. He values predictability, governance, and long-term maintainability. 🦾 For him, predictability is power. His world was shaped by Scrum, DevOps pipelines, and postmortems. The Gen Z Developer: Code as Clay Enter the Gen Z developer, born in the cloud, raised by Figma, and mentored by AI. For him, code is malleable. 👉 He shapes, breaks, and rebuilds faster tha…  ( 8 min )

TL;DR Cinema Sins serves up a snarky, 24-minute “Everything Wrong With Longlegs” roast—complete with Nicolas Cage’s over-the-top antics and a nod to Osgood Perkins’ upcoming Keeper. Expect the usual tally of sins, pop-culture digs, and signature one-liners. Want more? Hit up their main site or YouTube spinoffs (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), fill out the sinful poll, or back the team on Patreon. Plus, you can geek out with them on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins is back with a bite-sized takedown of one of the year’s best genre films—packing all the jabs, jokes, and “sins” into a quick 15-minute roast just in time for Halloween. Want more wicked fun? Dive into their website and YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), fill out a sinful poll, support the small team on Patreon, and connect on Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

spoilerjs - a web component library for creating animated spoiler text with particle effects. Key features: Zero dependencies, pure Web Components Works with React, Vue, Svelte, or vanilla JS Under 10KB with configurable particle animations Full control over velocity, density, and reveal timing Telegram-style effects without heavy frameworks Perfect for blogs, forums, and educational content where you need interactive text reveals. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 6 min )

Orchestrating Chaos: Unleashing the Power of Bio-Inspired AI for Autonomous System Design Tired of wrestling with complex system architectures, endlessly tweaking parameters, and still falling short of optimal performance? Imagine an AI that doesn't just execute instructions, but understands system dynamics and autonomously crafts superior designs. Forget endless configuration files and late-night debugging sessions; the future is here, and it's intelligent automation. At its core, this innovation uses a multi-agent AI architecture modeled after the human brain. Think of it as a team of specialized digital experts, each responsible for a different aspect of system design – one agent focuses on reasoning, another on conducting simulated experiments, and yet another on analyzing the result…  ( 7 min )

Easily grab page titles, descriptions, images, Open Graph, and Twitter Card data from any website. Why metadata matters But actually extracting that metadata at scale is… annoying. Some sites use og:title, others rely on twitter:description, and plenty forget both. You end up juggling custom scrapers, inconsistent markup, and endless exceptions. So instead of building yet another brittle parser, what if there was one simple, reliable service that just worked? Meet metadata.party You can run it locally, host it yourself, or use the hosted free of charge API (rate limited). Key features Why this project exists metadata.party was created to solve that once and for all. It’s a small, focused service that just extracts metadata consistently. Nothing fancy, no external dependencies, no paywalls.…  ( 8 min )

For a long time, I was curious about using GNU toolchain on Windows platforms, especially when it boils down to kernel-mode driver development. I like GNU toolchain (binutils, gcc, libstdc++). I use it for embedded development, but compiling, and especially linking binaries with GNU ld linker, has always been tricky. Why is it important? Microsoft Visual Studio is an excellent tool, but it is kind of obscure what is happening behind the scenes. Having free and open-source software toolchain even on a proprietary platform is a good thing (and avoid all the bloat from Visual Studio). This time, it took me a while to figure out how to link a trivial kernel-mode driver, and this brief post is to document these findings. Compiling GCC from sources for the mingw-w64 target is a topic for a diffe…  ( 9 min )

“Travel is not just about where you go, but what you discover — within and beyond.” 🧭 Explore — Beyond Maps, Beyond Comfort Exploration begins the moment you step out of your comfort zone. 😄 Enjoy — The Art of Living in the Moment Travel teaches you the beauty of now. 🌅 Escape — To Find Peace, Not Distance Sometimes, we travel not to run away, but to return to ourselves. ✨ Conclusion — The Journey Never Ends Explore to discover the world. Enjoy to feel its beauty. Escape to meet your soul. Because in the rhythm of these three words lies the essence of travel — and the secret to truly living. “Wherever you go, go with an open heart — the world is waiting to tell you its story.”  ( 7 min )

I spent five years in college learning to code. A stupid dissertation delayed my graduation. But that's another story. Most of my five-year program didn't prepare me for real-world coding. My real coding journey began at my first job, with one Google search: "how to get good at coding." I found a lot of conflicting advice: "Use comments" "Don't use comments" "Do this" "Don't do that" Arrggg! It took years of trial and error to learn what worked. I had to survive on-call shifts, talk to stakeholders, and say "no" politely. More importantly, I had to learn that coding takes more than just syntax. That's why I wrote Street-Smart Coding: 30 Ways to Get Better at Coding Without Losing Your Mind, so you don't have to go down the same rabbit hole. I wrote it for every developer who's ever typed "how to get better at coding" into Google or ChatGPT, just like me back in my first job. Some lessons inside Street-Smart Coding are conventional. One of the tips will save you from staying at work until 3:00 a.m. That's on Chapter #21. Another tip is to watch a TV show. And no, it's not Mr. Robot or Silicon Valley. That's on Chapter #29. It will teach you about problem-solving. But all the tips and lessons are battle-tested. These are the lessons I wish I had starting out, the lessons I learned over ten years through plenty of mistakes. Now they're yours. Get your copy of Street-Smart Coding here  ( 7 min )

Managing dozens of machines manually is a recipe for chaos. Paper logs, whiteboards, and Excel sheets often lead to missed service dates and incomplete records. That’s why asphalt contractors are adopting digital fleet maintenance systems — and the results are impressive. Instead of searching through files or messages, all service data is stored in one cloud-based system. Every repair, inspection, or oil change is logged automatically. Modern tools like Commander ERP allow you to set recurring service reminders based on machine hours or usage. This ensures you never miss critical maintenance again. Operators can submit equipment issues directly from their phones, including photos or comments. The maintenance team can act immediately — reducing downtime dramatically. By tracking metrics like repair frequency, fuel usage, and maintenance costs, you can identify which machines are costing more than they earn — and make smarter replacement decisions. Commander ERP doesn’t stop at maintenance. It ties your fleet data into production, inventory, and financial modules. That’s how leading asphalt companies turn maintenance tracking into a growth strategy. Digital transformation in asphalt operations isn’t optional anymore — it’s the new competitive edge. Learn how maintenance tracking plays a central role here: Tracking Equipment Maintenance in an Asphalt Company: Why It Matters and How to Do It Right  ( 6 min )

The Power of Simple Optimizations Sometimes the most impactful improvements come from stepping back and rethinking your approach. A recent pull request demonstrates this perfectly: 32 lines added, 23 removed, and a Docker image that's half the size with 72% fewer security vulnerabilities. Let's break down exactly what changed and why it matters. Before: Image size: 2.04 GB Security vulnerabilities: 290+ Build approach: Single-stage After: Image size: ~900 MB (50% reduction) Security vulnerabilities: ~80 (72% reduction) Build approach: Multi-stage Code changed: 1 file, net +9 lines --- ## The Five Critical Insights ### 1. The Slim Base Image Difference **Before:** ``` dockerfile FROM python:3.11.2 After: dockerfile # Stage 1: Build FROM python:3.11.2 AS builder # Stage 2: Runtime…  ( 8 min )

Quick summary: How I built a production-grade full-stack app with ultra-fast startup and a tiny footprint (~50MB) using Spring Boot Native Image and added a simple front using Angular 20 Traditional Java applications, especially Spring Boot apps, are notorious for their slow startup times. A typical Spring Boot application can take 3-5 seconds to start, which becomes a significant bottleneck in: Microservices architectures where you need rapid scaling Serverless environments where cold starts matter Development workflows where you restart frequently Cloud deployments where startup time affects user experience Enter GraalVM Native Image - a technology that compiles Java applications ahead-of-time into native executables. The results are astonishing: Startup time: ultra fast Memory footpri…  ( 10 min )

Introduction to OKRs: The Framework That Powers Tech Giants In the fast-paced world of technology and cybersecurity, staying focused on what truly matters can make the difference between preventing a major breach and suffering catastrophic consequences. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) have emerged as a powerful goal-setting framework used by some of the world's most successful organizations including Google, Amazon, Netflix, and LinkedIn to align teams, drive ambitious outcomes, and measure what matters most . Originally developed at Intel by Andy Grove and popularized by John Doerr who introduced them to Google in 1999, OKRs have transformed how organizations set and execute their strategies . The framework's beauty lies in its simplicity: an Objective is a qualitative, inspirational …  ( 10 min )

ElevenLabs v3 represents a paradigm shift in text-to-speech technology. Unlike traditional TTS systems that simply read text aloud, v3 allows you to direct a performance—controlling emotion, pacing, character, and delivery through intuitive text annotations called Audio Tags. Think of it this way: v2 was a voice actor reading your script. v3 is a voice actor performing your script with full directorial control in your hands. This comprehensive guide will take you from beginner to advanced user, with real-world examples, optimization strategies, and practical workflows for every use case. Understanding Audio Tags Getting Started with v3 The Seven Pillars Deep Dive Advanced Techniques Use Case Blueprints Optimization & Best Practices Troubleshooting Common Issues API Implementation Audio Tag…  ( 25 min )

The bonds domain within capital markets involves the issuance, trading, and management of debt securities. Bonds are fixed-income instruments that represent a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental. Here's an overview of the key concepts and components in the bonds domain: Government Bonds: Treasury Bonds (T-Bonds): Long-term government securities with maturities typically ranging from 10 to 30 years. Municipal Bonds (Munis): Issued by local governments or municipalities to fund public projects. Sovereign Bonds: Issued by national governments in foreign currencies. Corporate Bonds: Investment Grade Bonds: Issued by companies with high credit ratings. High-Yield (Junk) Bonds: Issued by companies with lower credit ratings, offering higher returns to compe…  ( 7 min )

Series: From Code to Cloud: Building a Production-Ready .NET Application https://linkedin.com/in/farrukh-rehman https://github.com/farrukh1212cs Source Code Backend : https://github.com/farrukh1212cs/ECommerce-Backend.git Source Code Frontend : https://github.com/farrukh1212cs/ECommerce-Frontend.git PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source database widely used in enterprise and cloud systems. Our goal today: 🐳 Pull and run PostgreSQL via Docker ⚙️ Add PostgreSQL support in EF Core 🏗️ Create PostgresDbContext and design-time factory 🧱 Run migrations and verify setup 🐳 Step 1 — Pull PostgreSQL Docker Image and Run Container Let’s start by running PostgreSQL locally inside Docker. docker pull postgres Run container docker run -d --name postgres -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=…  ( 7 min )

Ok, it's midnight during Halloween, and I'm talking about Optimizers. Such a thrill lol. And the goal today is to teach you how AdamW is calculated mathematically, and what the intention is behind its design. So, what is an optimizer in the context of LLMs? First of all, this name to me is rather deceptive. This is actually less of an object and more of a verb/ methodology/ concept. Optimizer is a WAY to update the parameters in our LLMs during training. Specifically, it's how to update each weight value in, for example, our attention matrices or in the linear layer of our MLP layer during backprop. In the simplest form, with "chain rule", we have this classic optimizer called Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD): θt=θt−1−η∇θL(θt) \theta_t = \theta_{t-1} - \eta \nabla_{\theta} \mathcal{L}(\th…  ( 11 min )

The minimalist yet addictive puzzle 2048 has become a timeless example of simple mechanics meeting endless replayability. Rebuilding it from scratch in modern web standards is not just a fun side project—it’s also a great way to understand HTML5, JavaScript logic, and responsive UI design. In this post, we’ll break down how to recreate 2048 using pure HTML5 and JavaScript, discuss the key concepts behind its smooth performance, and share a playable HTML5 version for reference. At its core, 2048 is a 4x4 grid-based sliding puzzle where numbered tiles merge when they collide with identical numbers. Grid Management: A 2D array tracks the tile positions and values. Movement Handling: Player input (arrows or swipe gestures) triggers a direction-based merge operation. Tile Spawning: After each …  ( 8 min )

Hello developers! I'm Charlie. I've independently developed three AI tools: TransMonkey, Imgkits, and TeachAny. I'll be sharing my architecture, automation stack, and the real-world challenges I encountered while using these products. 1.Architecture for a solo developer Frontend I use Next.js, React, and Tailwind. I choose them for SEO, reuse, and fast themes. I use MDX for docs and demos. Backend I run serverless functions for burst tasks like translate, generate, and export. I run a job queue and workers for long tasks like OCR, media, and large translations. I store assets and previews in object storage behind a CDN. Data and documents I use Postgres for jobs, quotas, and audit logs. I parse document layout into blocks, lines, and tables to keep structure. I use small embeddings only wh…  ( 12 min )

Summary CinemaSins serves up its trademark snark in Everything Wrong With Longlegs, poking fun at Nicolas Cage’s off-the-wall performance and those hilariously elongated limbs—all while building buzz for director Osgood Perkins’s upcoming thriller, Keeper. They tally every “sin” in rapid-fire style, squeezing it all into a sub–24-minute roast session. True to form, the video description doubles as a promo blitz: links to their YouTube channels, social media hangouts (Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok), a sinful poll, Patreon support, and a roll call of their writing squad. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins is tearing into what they call one of the year’s best genre flicks—“Sinners”—and tossing out playful “sins” in under 15 minutes, Halloween vibes included. It’s part roast, part love letter, and totally tongue-in-cheek. They’re also pimping their empire: check out their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), join the sinful poll, support them on Patreon, hop into Discord and Reddit, and follow on Instagram, TikTok and more—even Jeremy’s got a book out. Happy sinning! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage TL;DR Predator 2 trades Schwarzenegger’s jungle for Danny Glover’s mean streets of ’90s L.A., pitting him against a souped-up Predator in the middle of a brutal heat-and-crime wave. It ditches some original perks but adds Gary Busey chaos and a slick urban spin that keeps things fresh. If you’re not hung up on seeing the exact same movie twice, this sequel delivers plenty of trashy thrills and ’90s nostalgia—exactly the kind of guilty-pleasure ride you’d expect from a “Caravan of Garbage” review. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Cách viết bài chuẩn SEO website lên top Google – Bí quyết để tăng truy cập và doanh thu Trong kỷ nguyên số hiện nay, tối ưu hóa SEO và tạo nội dung chuẩn SEO là yếu tố then chốt giúp website phát triển bền vững. Viết bài chuẩn SEO không chỉ nâng cao thứ hạng Google mà còn gia tăng khách hàng tiềm năng, thúc đẩy doanh thu và xây dựng thương hiệu uy tín. Dưới đây là cách viết bài chuẩn SEO website lên top Google một cách bài bản và hiệu quả. Trong thế giới kỹ thuật số, SEO là yếu tố không thể thiếu trong chiến lược marketing online. Nội dung chuẩn SEO là trái tim giúp website khớp với thuật toán Google một cách tự nhiên. Viết bài đúng chuẩn SEO sẽ mang lại lợi ích như tăng thứ hạng, nâng cao giá trị thương hiệu và thu hút lưu lượng truy cập tự nhiên. SEO là quá trình tối ưu hóa website để…  ( 10 min )

So, I've been building admin panels, management systems, and information systems for companies for about 2 years now. You know the struggle - you need to show clients something quickly, but setting up everything from scratch takes forever. I was using FilamentPHP for a while. It's honestly great - super easy to set up, fast to build with, and has tons of features. But here's the annoying part: every time I needed to show a client a demo, I had to publish it to my VPS. That meant paying for hosting just to show them a few pages. It was eating into my margins. I kept thinking, "Wouldn't it be nice if we had something like Filament, but for JavaScript? Then I could just deploy demos to Vercel for free." So... I built it. Let me show you what I came up with. ShadPanel is basically a CLI tool t…  ( 11 min )

When working with Flexbox layouts, you might want one element — like a sidebar — to stay fixed while another area stretches to fill the rest. The flex shorthand property lets you control that with precision. Here’s how flex: 0 0 255px achieves it. flex: 0 0 255px Means flex: 0 0 255px; /* sidebar stays fixed */ Broken down: flex-grow: 0 → the sidebar will not grow to take up extra space. flex-shrink: 0 → the sidebar will not shrink if the container gets smaller. flex-basis: 255px → the sidebar’s starting (and effectively final) width is 255px. Before applying flex: 0 0 255px flex-grow: 0 prevents the sidebar from expanding. flex-shrink: 0 prevents it from collapsing. flex-basis: 255px sets its exact width.  ( 6 min )

Aardvark is an autonomous security agent developed by OpenAI, currently in private beta. It functions as an "agentic security researcher" designed to continuously hunt, validate, and help patch vulnerabilities in software codebases. Specially tasks like understanding code, testing them and even suggesting fixes. Think of it like hiring a really smart security expert who never gets tired and can review your entire codebase constantly. Powered by next-generation AI technology, Aardvark operates more like a human security expert than a traditional security tool, using advanced reasoning to analyze code, identify exploitable vulnerabilities, and even suggest patches. For development teams and enterprises managing complex codebases, Aardvark represents a significant shift in how security vuln…  ( 10 min )

Hacktoberfest 2025 — My First Time as a Contributor 😼 Aylen Tejas ・ Nov 3 #devchallenge #hacktoberfest #opensource  ( 5 min )

My friend recently asked me for help with a common problem: they needed to upload files to a remote server, but didn't want to upload everything—just the files that had changed today. Manually checking modification dates for dozens of files? Not fun. So I wrote a quick Python script to solve it. When you're syncing files to a remote server, uploading everything is inefficient and time-consuming. You really only need the files you've modified today—whether that's code you've been working on, documents you've edited, or data files you've processed. This get_latest_files_by_today() function scans a folder and returns only the files modified today, sorted with the most recent first: def get_latest_files_by_today(folder_path: str) -> list: It's straightforward: Validates the folder path to avo…  ( 7 min )

Can you send 20,000 requests per second from a single Python application? That's over 1.2 million a minute and nearly 2 billion a day. Most developers would say no. Python is great, but it isn't known for that kind of raw network performance. I wanted to test that assumption. This article shows how I combined an async Python script with a Rust-based library and deep OS-level tuning to achieve that number. The full code and test setup are available on GitHub. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fAEk7pAiQ54 The Right Tool for the Job: rnet A key advantage of rnet is its robust TLS configuration, which is effective at bypassing Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) like Cloudflare that often challenge standard Python clients. The Code: A Simple Async Worker # From send_request/rnet_test.py async def ru…  ( 8 min )

問題の発覚 Vercelでプレビューデプロイを実行したところ、以下のエラーが発生しました： engineer_blog_comments: Create database branch for deployment Branch limit reached. Upgrade your plan or delete unused branches. Neonの無料プランでは、データベースブランチが最大10個までという制限があり、それに達してしまったようです。 VercelとNeonを統合すると、デフォルトで以下のような動作になります： Production環境（本番）: メインのデータベースブランチを使用 Preview環境（プレビュー）: 各プレビューデプロイごとに新しいブランチを自動作成 つまり、PRを作成するたび、またはプレビューデプロイのたびに、Neon側で新しいデータベースブランチが作成されます。 新しいPRを作成 → プレビューデプロイ実行 Vercelが自動的にNeonブランチを生成（例: preview/feature/r2e-frontend） PRをマージしてもブランチは残る 新しいPRを複数作成 → ブランチが増え続ける 10個に達するとエラー すべてのプレビューデプロイで同じ固定ブランチを使用するように設定することで、新しいブランチが作成されなくなります。 Neon Consoleにアクセス プロジェクト「engineer_blog_comments」を選択 左サイドバーの「Branches」をクリック 「Create Branch」をクリック ブランチ名: preview（任意の名前でOK） 「Branch from」: mainを選択 作成ボタンをクリック 作成したブランチを選択し、Connection DetailsからPOSTGR…  ( 6 min )

Building Syllabi – Agentic AI with Vercel AI SDK, Dynamic Tool Loading, and RAG After 6 months of building, I just launched Syllabi – an open-source platform for creating agentic chatbots that can integrate with ANY tool, search knowledge bases, and deploy across channels. TL;DR: Built with Vercel AI SDK, dynamic tool selection (semantic vs. direct), modular skills system, and real-time RAG. It's open-source (MIT) and ready for self-hosting. 🔗 Website: https://www.syllabi-ai.com/ ⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/Achu-shankar/Syllabi Every AI project I worked on needed two things: Answer questions from knowledge bases (RAG) Take actions (send Slack messages, create tickets, call APIs) But building both from scratch is tedious. Existing solutions either lock you into their cloud or don't sup…  ( 14 min )

Cryptocurrency mining has come a long way since its inception, and as the demand for mining power continues to rise, miners are faced with the challenge of managing heat generation. Overheating can lead to hardware failure, reduced performance, and a shorter lifespan of mining rigs. To combat this, innovative cooling solutions like liquid cooling and immersion cooling are stepping in to enhance the mining experience. Liquid Cooling: A Step Up in Efficiency Liquid cooling is a tried-and-true solution for reducing temperatures in high-performance mining rigs. By using liquid to absorb and dissipate heat, this method ensures that mining equipment remains at optimal operating temperatures. Unlike traditional air cooling, liquid cooling is far more efficient in transferring heat away from the c…  ( 7 min )

What I Learned Publishing Technical Books on Amazon (Without Being a Coder) Jaideep Parashar ・ Nov 3 #books #ai #techtalks #discuss  ( 6 min )

If someone told me a few years ago that I would publish 40+ books on AI, coding, automation, and productivity, and many would become bestsellers, I would have laughed. Why? Here’s what this journey taught me, and how anyone (developer or not) can publish meaningful technical books today. 1️⃣ You Don’t Need to Be the “Expert”: You Need to Be the Guide Readers don’t want jargon. When I wrote my first AI and coding books, my goal wasn’t to prove how much I knew; it was to explain what I was learning in a simple, actionable way. People don’t read technical books to admire the author. If you can shorten someone’s learning curve, you’re already valuable. 2️⃣ AI Became My Co-Author, Not My Replacement I used ChatGPT to: structure chapters generate examples explain complex concepts simply create …  ( 9 min )

Stage 1 In our case is very simple, so let's quickly run through it. From the import table, we can see that there's some work with file resources. I immediately thought there must be something there, so I checked it out, and sure enough, we see a base64 string. This is easy to spot because it almost always ends with a double equals sign "==". We also see in the import table an API for working with encryption; we should immediately check what is being passed to it, and very quickly we find a string that we can assume is used for decryption. And that's exactly what happened. All we had to do was take this string and convert it into an SHA1 hash. This will be our decryption key for RC4 decryption. We take the first 5 bytes and pass them to the decryption function. Voilà, we see the standard …  ( 13 min )

How I made Claude write commits and handle Merge Requests — even on GitLab’s free tier Automation used to mean “run my tests and deploy my code.” Now it means “let the AI handle the boring stuff while I focus on the real problems.” Recently, Anthropic published a guide showing how to connect Claude directly to GitLab CI/CD so it can read, fix, and even commit code automatically. Here’s the original documentation: https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/gitlab-ci-cd But there’s one challenge — if you’re using the free version of GitLab, you’ll need to wire things together yourself. That’s exactly what I did. To make Claude interact with GitLab, I used two components: An MCP server – a middleware that allows AI agents to safely talk to external APIs. For GitLab, there’s a ready-made module: @zereight/mcp-gitlab. A webhook handler – a lightweight FastAPI service that listens for GitLab events (new issues, comments, MRs) and triggers the AI workflow. I open-sourced my implementation here: https://github.com/Devs-Infrastructure/gitlab-hooks-api (Bonus: includes a method to register hooks across every project in a GitLab group.) On average, each task costs about $1 in Claude API usage — mostly due to code scanning. Occasionally, the CI pipeline behaves unpredictably: the agent might forget to commit changes or stop mid-task. Still, this kind of automation is becoming a core part of modern development. The agent handles repetitive chores so humans can focus on design, logic, and innovation. Switch to Cursor CLI – it’s not only more stable and better at model selection, but its basic subscription already includes a generous token allowance and native MCP support, so you can integrate AI workflows without worrying about API limits. Add loop control – restrict the number of iterations the agent can run to avoid runaway tasks. Run post-checks after the agent finishes: bash npm run lint --fix npm test git add . && git commit -m "AI fixes" && git push  ( 6 min )

✨ Hacktoberfest 2025 — My First Time as a Contributor ✨ Ahoi!! Well, where to start? It was my first time joining Hacktoberfest, and honestly, I joined a bit late — but I was determined to earn that Super Contributor badge. I contributed to projects as curious as one with a button that literally did nothing but gave you motivational quotes (the-button-that-does-nothing), all the way to a “Word-like” collaborative editor built with React (CollabSpace). Here are a few examples of what I worked on with lots of joy n.n At first, I noticed that most of the issues labeled hacktoberfest were already taken. Then I saw something interesting — some people created their own issues and assigned them to themselves. That was the key: proactivity. So I started checking out projects, seeing…  ( 7 min )

FlyoutMenu: a jQuery plugin for Bootstrap 5 that handles multi-level navigation menus with RTL support and dark mode integration. Key features: Unlimited menu nesting depth with automatic viewport edge detection Automatic RTL/LTR detection from dir attributes Touch device support that switches from hover to click interactions Bootstrap theme system integration with CSS variable-based dark mode Complete keyboard navigation with ARIA attributes for screen readers JSON initialization or HTML enhancement modes The plugin weighs about 8 KB total (minified CSS + JS) and requires jQuery 3.7+, Bootstrap 5, and Bootstrap Icons. Works well for e-commerce category trees, multi-language applications, dashboard navigation, or any interface that needs organized hierarchical menus without pulling in a large framework. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 6 min )

What is Single Mode Fiber? Basic Introduction to Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable Fiber optics are an indispensable part of modern communication networks, playing a vital role in signal, data, and network transmission. Fiber optic single mode serves as the core transmission medium for long-distance, high-capacity optical communication networks. Its original design aimed to address the modal dispersion issue in multimode fibers: when optical signals travel through multimode fibers, light waves of different modes spread due to varying propagation paths, causing signal pulse broadening and limiting transmission distance and speed. Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable achieves its performance by reducing the core diameter to 8–10 μm (approximately 1/10 the thickness of a human hair), allowi…  ( 16 min )

What if the secret to breakthrough innovation isn’t more budget, but less bureaucracy? Alphabet, the $1.6 trillion juggernaut behind Google, is rewriting the rules of corporate innovation—and their latest move might shock the boardroom traditionalists. While rivals desperately micromanage their "moonshot" bets in-house, Alphabet is quietly launching these wild ideas as independent startups—handing employees major equity and startup-level autonomy. The goal? Supercharge incentive, cut clunky oversight, and finally outpace the innovation drag that haunts most big companies. Why Alphabet Spun Its Own Model For years, Alphabet’s moonshots—from self-driving cars to internet balloons—suffocated inside the mother ship. But over the last 2-3 years, the playbook changed. Instead of hoarding wild be…  ( 7 min )

Infinite Worlds, Perfect Recall: AI's Leap in Simulated Reality Tired of AI simulations that drift, diverge, and ultimately become useless? Imagine designing a virtual environment for testing autonomous vehicles or training robots, only to find that each run produces wildly different, unreliable results. This inconsistency stems from imperfections in how AI models represent and predict the evolution of these simulated worlds. Introducing a new approach: Geometrically-Regularized World Models. The core idea is deceptively simple: force the AI's internal representation to respect the spatial relationships of the environment. By ensuring that points close together in the virtual world remain close in the AI's 'mind', we dramatically improve the model's ability to accurately predict future s…  ( 7 min )

How a New AI Can See and Speak Both English and Chinese Like a Human Ever wondered how a computer could describe a photo in two languages at the same time? Scientists have built a fresh AI called FG‑CLIP 2 that not only recognizes what’s in an image but also matches every tiny detail—like the color of a shirt or the position of a cat—to words in both English and Chinese. This breakthrough opens doors for smarter search engines, better accessibility tools, and more natural cross‑cultural apps. In the future, your phone could understand and describe the world around you in any language, making communication smoother for everyone. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: FG-CLIP 2: A Bilingual Fine-grained Vision-Language Alignment Model 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 17 min )

In modern software architecture, APIs are the core nexus connecting frontends and backends, and services to one another. For a long time, REST has dominated API design as the de facto standard, but its inherent "push-based" information model has increasingly shown its limitations when faced with complex frontend requirements. GraphQL, proposed by Facebook, was seen as an alternative, yet most implementations still position it as "just another API protocol," failing to fully unleash its potential. The Nop platform offers a fundamental reinterpretation of GraphQL—it is no longer a transport protocol on par with REST, but a universal engine for information decomposition, composition, and dispatch. This design not only delivers significant benefits in engineering practice but also mathematical…  ( 12 min )

This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles Hacktoberfest is always one of my favourite times of year. It's a month filled with learning, sharing, and connecting through open source. Every year, I try to dive into a few new projects, meet new communities, and stretch my technical skills. This year, my main contribution highlights were to Appwrite, ToolJet, and for the first time, Home Assistant's Core, and I learned tonnes along the way. One of the things I love most about open source is how it forces you to learn by doing. Each project has its own way of working, its own tech stack, and its own community culture. Appwrite, for instance, has such a rich and well-documented environment that made it a great place to dive deep into backend system…  ( 8 min )

When building production applications, observability is crucial for understanding system behavior, diagnosing issues, and optimizing performance. However, metrics collection is often treated as an afterthought, bolted onto applications only when problems arise or when someone remembers to add instrumentation. This creates a challenge: by the time you realize you need metrics, you may have already missed critical data points during development and testing phases. More importantly, it separates metrics from logs conceptually, even though they often represent the same events from different perspectives. Logs and metrics are two sides of the same coin. When you log that a request was processed, you might also want to track how many requests per second your system handles. When you log an error…  ( 9 min )

published: true https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/placeholder.png This is my submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Maintainer Spotlight During Hacktoberfest 2025 I focused on building Mind’s Eye and BinFlow, two interconnected open-source systems designed to make computation time-native. Delivered: ✅ BinFlow Core (Time-Labeled Binary Framework) ✅ Mind’s Eye (Perceptual AI Layer Visualizer) ✅ FlowSheet (Multi-Language Orchestrator) ✅ Documentation & Architecture Guides ✅ Web4 demo node ready for public tests GitHub (coming Nov 2025): [https://github.com/SAGEWORKS-AI/mindseye-binflow](https://github.com/SAGEWORKS-AI/mindseye-binflow) Modern AI and blockchain systems operate as isolated islands: AI interprets data without verifiable memory, while …  ( 8 min )

Building LAW-T: Creating a Time-Native Programming Language from Scratch This is my submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles I spent Hacktoberfest 2025 building LAW-T, a programming language where every line of code has a cryptographic timestamp. The result: perfect reproducibility, time-travel debugging, and a new way to think about code provenance. What I shipped: ✅ Working interpreter (Python, 300 lines) ✅ Time-Labeled Binary (TLB) system ✅ 10+ example programs ✅ Complete documentation ✅ Open source on GitHub Try it now: curl -sSf https://lawt.dev/setup.sh | bash python lawt.py run examples/factorial.law Have you ever debugged a production issue and thought: "I wish I could see exactly what code ran, when it ran, and with what data"? I have. H…  ( 13 min )

Shoring up global supply chains with generative AI Blog Post: Title: Shoring up global supply chains with generative AI Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of global, interconnected supply chains. National lockdowns triggered months-long manufacturing shutdowns, leading to widespread supply shortages and cost spirals. The mass disruption across international trade routes has rendered traditional inventory planning and forecasting tools useless. In this blog post, we will explore how generative AI can help shore up global supply chains and prepare for future disruptions. The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Supply Chains: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on global supply chains. The pandemic has disrupted international trade routes, leading to…  ( 7 min )

Let's talk Package Management!! Imagine a world where you can run a single command line and have everything installed and ready to go. No need to download and set up libraries manually one by one. Sounds simple and resourceful, right? Well, I'm here to tell you that is exactly what npm does for you! What is 'npm'? Created in 2010 by Isaac Z. Schlueter, npm is currently the largest software registry in the world, making thousands of packages available for easy reuse. What does 'npm' do? As you know, JavaScript is what we use to power web browsers, just like this one. All the user interactivity, like clicking buttons and searching in a search bar, is powered by JavaScript. Node.js allows us to run JavaScript on our computers, outside of the browser. And when you install Node.js, one of th…  ( 8 min )

Getting Started with Azure Storage: A Lab for Building a Lightweight Azure Storage Environment for Prototyping and Training. Scenario: In our IT department, we needed a simple and flexible way to prototype storage scenarios and train new personnel. The goal was to create a lightweight Azure configuration that could be easily modified, didn’t require backup or recovery, and offered a low-cost solution for temporary data. This blog post walk you through the setup I used, including key concepts and configuration steps. What Is Azure Storage? What Is a Resource Group? Why Use Locally-Redundant Storage (LRS)? Security and Networking Goals Enforce secure transfer using TLS 1.2 Disable shared key access while the storage is idle Enable public network access for training flexibility What You'll Se…  ( 8 min )

Title: Unveiling the New Uniform of the F-16 Fighter Pilots: A Tribute to the Ultimate War Machine The United States Air Force (USAF) has recently unveiled the new uniforms for its F-16 fighter pilots. This new design is a tribute to the iconic F-16 fighter jet that has been serving the military branch for decades. The F-16, also known as the Falcon, is a highly advanced and versatile aircraft that has seen action in numerous conflicts and operations. The new uniforms are a reflection of the USAF's commitment to honoring the legacy of the F-16 and its pilots. The design features a combination of traditional and modern elements, with a nod to the Falcon's distinctive red and white color scheme. The uniforms also incorporate the latest technology and materials, ensuring that the pilots are…  ( 7 min )

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Heavy institutional selling pressure triggered a technical breakdown in DOT.  ( 29 min )

The downturn in prices rippled across derivatives markets, liquidating over $1 billion in leveraged trading positions across all digital assets Monday, CoinGlass data showed.  ( 30 min )

The preferred shares, dubbed SATA, are set to carry an initial 12% annual dividend, payable monthly in cash.  ( 30 min )

Nasdaq reprimanded TON Strategy, a major holder of TON, for failing to obtain shareholder approval before issuing stock to finance a $272.7 million purchase.  ( 30 min )

The blockchain firm’s native token debuted Monday with strong activity on Binance and Korean exchanges, following a $18 million Series A raise in September.  ( 29 min )

Donut Labs has now raised $22 million across a pre-seed and seed funding round in the last six months.  ( 29 min )

The broker said the company's full-cap bitcoin strategy is maturing, as preferred equity drives accretion and a new S&P credit rating expands its investor base.  ( 29 min )

The nanocap biotech firm is pivoting into digital assets with a $540 million raise to build a canton coin–based treasury, backed by DRW and Liberty City Ventures.  ( 30 min )

The company's 3.4 million of ETH tokens represents just shy of 3% of the total supply.  ( 29 min )

Sui (SUI) fell 8.6% and Cronos (CRO) dropped 7.9% over the weekend.  ( 26 min )

The firm mostly funded the fresh buys with sales of common stock.  ( 28 min )

The breakdown occurred during a broader crypto market downturn, with BNB's move possibly reflecting spillover effects from the decline.  ( 30 min )

The strategic investment round was led by Yzi Labs and included participation from Gate.io, Crypto.com, and Animoca Brands.  ( 28 min )

Ripple Prime offers OTC spot trading for major cryptocurrencies including XRP and RLUSD.  ( 29 min )

The crypto miner is pushing deeper toward AI infrastructure with AWS lease, new West Texas data center plans.  ( 30 min )

Wall Street broker Bernstein said bitcoin miners are fast becoming an essential part of the AI value chain.  ( 30 min )

Shiba Inu shows relative weakness versus broader crypto markets despite late-session bounce, with token burns failing to offset selling pressure during volatile trading.  ( 31 min )

The pilot, part of Brazil's Drex initiative, used Chainlink's infrastructure to connect Brazil's Drex network with Hong Kong's Ensemble platform.  ( 29 min )

The monthly average network hashrate, a proxy for competition in the industry and mining difficulty, rose 5% to 1,082 EH/s.  ( 28 min )

Charts indicate growing risk of a deeper decline to $100,000 or below, with consistent bias for put options in the options market.  ( 31 min )

Zcash's market cap rose to as high as $7.2 billion, while Monero's held around $6.3 billion.  ( 30 min )

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 3, 2025  ( 38 min )

The deal is indicative of how miners’ once-volatile hardware fleets are increasingly viewed as strategic compute assets, bridging the gap between blockchain and AI.  ( 29 min )

Analysts warn that sustained trading below $0.18 could lead to a drop toward $0.07, while defending this level might spark a recovery.  ( 30 min )

The merger aims to expand Animoca's investor base and enhance access to its digital assets and growth companies.  ( 28 min )

The pause allows developers to roll out an emergency hard fork aimed at isolating compromised contracts and recovering affected assets before resuming operations.  ( 31 min )

At FinTech Week, the Standard Chartered CEO said Hong Kong’s digital asset pilots, including HKD-backed stablecoins and tokenized deposits, could transform cross-border trade, as regulators unveiled new rules allowing shared order books for crypto exchanges.  ( 30 min )

The company is converting parts of its mining footprint into AI-ready data centers, including a site in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, that could support 25,000 GPUs.  ( 30 min )

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Nov. 3.  ( 34 min )

The affected funds include 6,850 osETH, 6,590 WETH, and 4,260 wstETH, blockchain data analyzed by CoinDesk showed.  ( 28 min )

BTC's monthly chart shows indecision at record highs.  ( 30 min )

The Swiss banking group’s Austrian subsidiary, AMINA EU, will spearhead a European market launch and accelerated expansion into the trading block.  ( 30 min )

The founder of Binance was "treated really badly" by the Biden administration, President Trump said during an interview.  ( 28 min )

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Meanwhile, bitcoin selling by long-term investors has tripled since June, as buyers who entered near $93,000 take profits.  ( 31 min )

The decline came amid a deteriorating technical backdrop and increased selling activity across large wallets.  ( 31 min )

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BTC holds near $110K and Ethereum trades around $3,900 as liquidations ease and market makers report clients slowly re-entering risk after the Fed-driven selloff.  ( 31 min )

The State of AI is a collaboration between the Financial Times & MIT Technology Review examining the ways in which AI is reshaping global power. Every Monday for the next six weeks, writers from both publications will debate one aspect of the generative AI revolution reshaping global power. In this conversation, the FT’s tech columnist…  ( 24 min )

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Here’s the latest company planning for gene-edited babies The news: A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create genetically edited…  ( 21 min )

Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, Still Bright, think they have a better, cleaner way to generate the copper the world needs.  The company uses water-based reactions, based on battery chemistry technology, to purify copper in a process that could be less polluting…  ( 21 min )

I’m thrilled to announce a fantastic new addition to our leadership team: Karyne Levy is joining VentureBeat as our new Managing Editor. Today is her first day. Many of you may know Karyne from her most recent role as Deputy Managing Editor at TechCrunch, but her career is a highlight reel of veteran tech journalism. Her resume includes pivotal roles at Protocol, NerdWallet, Business Insider, and CNET, giving her a deep understanding of this industry from every angle. Hiring Karyne is a significant step forward for VentureBeat. As we’ve sharpened our focus on serving you – the enterprise technical decision-maker navigating the complexities of AI and data – I’ve been looking for a very specific kind of leader. The "Organizer's Dopamine Hit" In the past, a managing editor was often the final…

The buzzed-about but still stealthy New York City startup Augmented Intelligence Inc (AUI), which seeks to go beyond the popular "transformer" architecture used by most of today's LLMs such as ChatGPT and Gemini, has raised $20 million in a bridge SAFE round at a $750 million valuation cap, bringing its total funding to nearly $60 million, VentureBeat can exclusively reveal. The round, completed in under a week, comes amid heightened interest in deterministic conversational AI and precedes a larger raise now in advanced stages. AUI relies on a fusion of the transformer tech and a newer technology called "neuro-symbolic AI," described in greater detail below. "We realize that you can combine the brilliance of LLMs in linguistic capabilities with the guarantees of symbolic AI," said Ohad El…

Python package managers let you install and manage dependencies—like NumPy, pandas, and so on—right from your terminal. In this article, you will learn how to use uv—an extremely fast Python package manager. Prerequisites To get the most out of this ...  ( 6 min )

The first phase of testing for the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is set to begin in December this year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke revealed. During a RTS Link site visit at the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex in Bukit Chagar earlier, he told reporters that the service’s first train is expected […] The post First Phase Of Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link Trials To Begin In December Without Passengers appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Following Nothing, CMF recently launched its first pair of over-ear headphones, dubbed the Headphone Pro. The brand emphasises customisation and personalisation as the device’s main highlight, with swappable ear cushions in hues that range from traditional to eye-catching. Of course, looks form only one part of the equation. Much like the company’s other products, the […] The post CMF Headphone Pro Lightning Review: A Choose Your Own Adventure Affair appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 43 min )

Coinciding with the Nova 14 series, Huawei is launching the FreeBuds 7i in-ears. These buds will serve as the successor to last year’s FreeBuds 6i but at a slightly cheaper price point. Design-wise, the FreeBuds 7i takes on a more circular shape, reminiscent of a hockey puck, compared to the 6i’s oval-like shape. Diving deeper […] The post Huawei FreeBuds 7i Pre-Orders Available In Malaysia; Priced At RM329 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Toyota Motor Thailand has released a teaser for the 2026 Toyota Hilux ahead of its official unveiling on 10 November 2025. Shared on the company’s social media platforms, the teaser reveals several design cues of the upcoming pick-up truck. From the teaser, it can be seen that the Hilux features slimmer headlights, revised tail-lights, and […] The post 2026 Toyota Hilux Teased Ahead Of 10 November Launch; Leak Hints At Possible BEV Variant appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

There have been prior reports of the Samsung Galaxy S26 series’ launch potentially being delayed a bit. This, in turn, was blamed on delays on the production of the base and plus models. Said report points to the Galaxy Unpacked event that would unveil these phones happening in March. But a more recent report claims […] The post Samsung May Unveil S26 Series On 25 February 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

US President Donald Trump has said that NVIDIA’s most advanced Blackwell artificial intelligence (AI) chips will be kept exclusively for American companies. This would effectively barring China and other countries from accessing the technology. In a taped interview aired on CBS’ 60 Minutes and in remarks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said only […] The post Trump Says NVIDIA’s Most Advanced AI Chips Are Exclusive To The US appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

E-hailing service Bolt announced that it is rolling out Instant Early Cash Out for eligible drivers. This allows them to withdraw their earnings on demand, on any day of the week. While the company claims this reinforces its commitment to drivers’ financial control, it does come with a cost. Said cost depends on the frequency […] The post Bolt Rolls Out Instant Early Cash Out For Eligible Drivers appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

Last month, vivo unveiled the X300 series in China. At the moment, the flagship lineup comprises two models: a base model and a Pro variant. As with the previous generation, the company will be launching the top-of-the-line Ultra version at a later date. However, it seems that the vivo X300 Ultra may also be making […] The post vivo May Launch X300 Ultra Outside Of China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

Amid rising talk of a ban by the Malaysian government, popular online game Roblox has pledged to improve safety through AI and human monitoring. Additionally, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh stated that the company is willing to work with the Malaysian government, especially regarding data sharing and regulatory compliance. The minister herself confirmed this […] The post Roblox Pledges To Improve In-Game Safety Measures With AI appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced that Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad’s (KTMB) Electric Train Service 3 (ETS3), which will connect Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru, is in its final stage of preparations ahead of its launch by mid-December. However, the date for the launch of the Kuala Lumpur–Johor Bahru route has yet to be decided. “So, we […] The post KTM’s ETS 3 Set To Connect KL And JB By Mid-December appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

realme has launched the newest addition to its C series in Vietnam. The realme C85 lineup comprises two models: the C85 5G and the C85 Pro. Aside from slight variations in dimensions and weight, the two variants also differ in terms of display and processor. Starting with the C85, it sports a 6.8-inch LCD screen […] The post realme C85 Series Launched In Vietnam With 7,000mAh Battery appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple will be entering into “one of its most pivotal years in recent memory.” On top of the planned rollout of Apple Intelligence, the Bloomberg writer stated that 2026 could be a “make-or-break year on the regulatory front” for Apple with regard to the […] The post Apple Plans To Launch At Least 15 New Products In 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )

Huawei has officially begun accepting pre-orders for its new Nova 14 series smartphones in Malaysia. The lineup consists of three models: the Nova 14, Nova 14 Pro, and Nova 14i. Starting things off, we have the Nova 14, which sports a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display and 120Hz refresh rate. It runs on the Kirin 8000 […] The post Huawei Nova 14 Series Pre-Orders Available In Malaysia; Starts From RM1,299 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )

Proton has unveiled official images of the Saga MC3 on its social media platforms, just a week after the sedan made its appearance at the 47th ASEAN Summit. These images offer a clear look at the Saga’s exterior and interior, providing more detail than the previously camouflaged model displayed at the event. The sedan is […] The post Proton Unveils Official Images Of The 2026 Saga MC3 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

The HONOR Magic8 series was launched in its home market in the middle of last month. The Ultra model even got leaked not too long after. But now, the company’s Malaysian arm is announcing that the Pro model is making its way to our shores. And yes, it’s very specifically the Pro that is mentioned. […] The post HONOR Teases Upcoming Magic8 Pro Launch In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

China-based company Ayaneo is primarily known for its handheld gaming devices, but it seems that the brand is looking to branch out a little. Recently, the console maker shared a teaser on its YouTube channel for a new product: a smartphone. Unsurprisingly, the company isn’t straying too far from its roots. The Ayaneo Phone is […] The post Ayaneo Drops Teaser For Its First Gaming Smartphone appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

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Introducing Realm9: Solving Enterprise Environment Chaos with AI After spending years working with platform engineering teams, I kept hearing the same frustrations: "QA booked the staging environment, but dev team also needs it for a critical demo." "We're spending $60,000/year on Datadog for just 10GB/day of logs." "Our engineers waste 40% of their time managing Terraform changes manually." Sound familiar? That's why we built Realm9 - an AI-powered platform that addresses all three problems in a single, integrated solution. Most enterprise organizations manage 50-200+ environments across development, testing, and production. The coordination nightmare includes: Double-bookings: Two teams book the same environment Idle waste: Environments sit unused while teams wait in queue No visibilit…  ( 10 min )

Hello there! 👋🏻 If you use C# on a daily basis, or you code with it for some side projects, you will properly encounter a bunch of interfaces that seem to always be around, like IEnumerable, ICollection, and IDisposable. These are really common to see in almost every codebase, but there are some more hidden gems that you should also learn about, which is what we will be talking about in this post. We'll embark on a journey to understand some of C#'s most essential interfaces so that whenever one comes up, you know exactly why that interface would make sense and how it should be used. IEnumerable & IEnumerator IEquatable IDisposable IComparable IEqualityComparer Wrapping up The sections of this post are NOT related. Assuming you have some knowledge of C#, feel free to skip and rea…  ( 14 min )

This is my crown jewel of projects, my baby. https://github.com/1rhino2/RhinoWAF/tree/main  ( 5 min )

Most .NET applications start simple: load secrets from configuration, bind them to IOptions, and pass them around as strings. But here's the uncomfortable truth: strings are the worst possible type for holding secrets. This isn't just about avoiding strings — it's about understanding why they're dangerous, what actually happens in memory, and how to reduce exposure without chasing impossible security guarantees. A string in .NET looks harmless, but for sensitive data, it's a liability waiting to happen. Immutable — once created, it can never be changed or cleared Managed by the GC — you can't control when (or if) it's wiped from memory Interned (sometimes) — the runtime may cache identical strings in a shared pool, meaning they persist beyond your variable's scope Moved during compactio…  ( 13 min )

This is a submission for the Agentic Postgres Challenge with Tiger Data ForkQuest lets anyone build, play, and fork AI text adventures in seconds — powered by Tiger Data’s instant forks, hybrid search, and agentic MCP Concept: A single-page web app (built with Next.js + Vercel) where users create and play a shareable Zork-like text adventure. It's viral: Generate, play, fork to branch stories, share links. ForkQuest repository How it showcases features: Hybrid Search: Players type natural language queries ("find sword in dark cave") → BM25 keywords + vectors retrieve lore/items/NPCs from your game DB instantly. Ranks fuzzy/spelled-wrong searches perfectly. Fast Forks: "Branch Story" button → Zero-copy fork in <1s (even 1GB+ games). Test wild plot twists safely; merge back if liked. Shows fork time/timer for wow factor. MCP Sidebar Chat "Add dragon boss" or "Make puzzle harder" → Agent uses MCP server + Tiger prompts to auto-generate schema inserts/queries/migrations. No SQL needed. Overall Experience Why compelling? Fun, addictive, tweetable ("I forked my apocalypse story!").  ( 6 min )

Transforming AI Conversations with Context-Aware Commerce: Meet Monetzly Imagine a world where ads seamlessly integrate into your conversations, enhancing the user experience instead of interrupting it. This is not just a dream; it’s the mission of Monetzly—the first platform designed to empower developers with dual monetization while providing users with contextually relevant suggestions. As AI applications proliferate, one significant challenge looms: monetization. Developers often find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, choosing between user experience and revenue generation. Traditional models—like subscriptions and paywalls—can alienate users, while ad placements can feel intrusive. Monetzly changes the game by introducing a developer-first approach to advertising. …  ( 7 min )

Day 18 – Lambda Functions (Anonymous Functions) Project: Build a “Quick Data Transformer” using lambda, map, filter, and reduce. 01. Learning Goal By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: Understand what lambda functions are and when to use them Replace small def functions with concise lambda expressions Use lambda with map(), filter(), and reduce() Apply lambda for sorting and conditional expressions 02. Problem Scenario Imagine you’re working on a data processing app that needs to perform quick operations — squaring numbers, filtering values, or sorting strings — all in one line. Instead of defining a new function each time, you can use lambda functions to simplify your code. 03. Step 1 – What is a Lambda Function? A lambda function is a small anonymous function writt…  ( 8 min )

The task is to implement binary search given a sorted array of ascending numbers, which might have duplicates, to return the element right before the first appearance of a target number. The boilerplate code: function elementBefore(arr, target){ // your code here } The left is the first index of the array, the right is the last index of the array. let left = 0; let right = arr.length - 1; let firstIndex = -1 Find the middle of the array let mid = Math.floor((left + right) / 2) If the target is found arr[mid] === target, the value is stored in result, and the search is continued to the left to see if there's an earlier duplicate. if(arr[mid] === target) { result = mid; right = mid - 1 } If the middle value is smaller than the target, the search is continued to the right else if (arr[mid] < target) { left = mid + 1 } If it is larger, the search is continued to the left. else { right = mid - 1 } If not found, return undefined if (firstIndex === target) return undefined; If the target is the first element, then there's nothing before it if(firstIndex === target) return undefined; The final code function elementBefore(arr, target){ // your code here let left = 0; let right = arr.length - 1; let firstIndex = -1; while (left <= right) { let mid = Math.floor((left + right)/ 2); if(arr[mid] === target) { firstIndex = mid; right = mid - 1; } else if (arr[mid] < target) { left = mid + 1; } else { right = mid - 1; } } if(firstIndex === -1) return undefined; if(firstIndex === 0) return undefined; return arr[firstIndex - 1]; } That's all folks!  ( 7 min )

When your page renders multiple instances of the same element or component, your locator strategy needs to reliably be able to target the specific element that our test cares about. Using indexes might not work if the order or count of the elements is not consistent. Using dynamic test IDs (such as edit-${username}-button) can sometimes be complex to create and might be brittle depending on the formatting of the dynamic part of the locator. Using what I call ‘cousin’ locators to help fetch the element you want is a much more robust and reliable solution. In the example below, I want to click the ‘Edit’ button for the user Dawn Summers. If we just try clicking on the edit button like below, the test will fail as there are multiple elements that match that locator. await page.getByTestId(…  ( 7 min )

Hey devs 👋 I’m excited to share a side-project I recently launched: Batch Toolkit — a clean, free web toolkit that bundles many of the small utilities I find myself using again and again: Base64 Encoder/Decoder JSON Formatter Image Converter & Compressor Password & Hash Generators TOTP Generator QR Code & Barcode Generator URL Encoder, Case Converter …and more As a full-stack developer I was constantly hopping between half a dozen tools to do simple tasks like “convert image format”, “generate a secure password”, or “encode a string to Base64”. That felt inefficient. I wanted a single home where I could launch the tool, do the job, and then move on. So I built that home — and if it helps even one other person avoid tab overload, I’ll call it a win. Minimal UI & no login for basic use — get in, get it done. Client-side where possible — many tools run fully in browser, so your data stays local. Categorised navigation — Text Tools, Image Tools, Security Tools, Web & Network Tools — makes it easy to discover the right tool. Built with devs in mind — whether you’re a developer, designer, or content creator, the tools are tailored for tech workflows. I’d love your feedback: Which tool do you use the most? What’s missing from your utility toolbox? Any UX niggles (slow load, awkward UI) you see? If you like what you see, check out Batch Toolkit and bookmark it. If you don’t find something you need — tell me and I’ll try to add it in the next sprint. Thanks for reading, and happy tooling 🎯  ( 6 min )

AI Baseline Given that it is impossible to escape conversations about AI, I thought I might as well add to them. I assume that I am not the only one hearing discourse about AI that looks like this: "AI is an incredibly powerful tool, but I'm worried people might use it incorrectly." "Who knows what AI will be able to accomplish in a few years?" "For a text transformer, the output of generative AI is shockingly good." I am definitely in agreement that LLM's can prove a valuable tool, but there are many other developer tools that I consider more valuable (that I will get into) and that do not come with the enormous environmental and societal costs that AI does. I think we as developers should evaluate our relationship with AI in context to our relationship with other tools, and that we oft…  ( 10 min )

When I joined my first Hacktoberfest, I was purely a QA. At first glance, it might seem like QA specialists don’t have much to do in Hacktoberfest — after all, it’s often seen as a coder’s festival. My Contributions Most of my pull requests went to the free-programming-books I once found useful materials on Godot engine and GDScript in that repository, and now I try to keep it useful for others who are learning just like I did. What I Learned This year, I got an Supercontributor bage, and even made it into the top 10,000 contributors of Hacktoberfest. Hacktoberfest taught me that growth isn’t just about writing more code — it’s about helping others learn, improving shared resources, and believing that your contribution counts. Final Thoughts I hope my story inspires those who still hesitate to join. So, see you next year — because I’m definitely joining again!  ( 6 min )

There is a quiet revolution happening in our Node.js codebases. It’s not a loud, breaking change that shatters everything in its path, but a gradual, deliberate shift—a migration of thought as much as of syntax. We are leaving the comfortable, familiar shores of CommonJS and setting sail for the standardized world of ES Modules (ESM). For the senior full-stack artisan, this is more than just swapping require for import. It is a journey toward a unified language of modularity, a convergence of the front-end and back-end worlds we straddle. Let's treat this not as a migration guide, but as an appreciation of an evolving artwork. We know CommonJS like the back of our hand. It is the foundation upon which the Node.js ecosystem was built. It’s straightforward, synchronous at its core, and dynam…  ( 9 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest rapid-fire roast of Nicolas Cage’s wild antics in Longlegs, with a playful nod to Osgood Perkins’s upcoming thriller Keeper. Expect every nitpick on those absurdly literal long legs and all the head-scratching moments you can imagine, delivered in true CinemaSins style. They’ve also hooked you up with links to their main site, Linktree for all the latest updates, a “sinful” poll, and a Patreon for hardcore fans. Don’t miss their other channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins), join the Discord or Reddit, and follow writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel on social for even more movie-sinning goodness. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ playful roast of one of the year’s best genre flicks—packing in Halloween vibes and a rapid-fire tally of sins to prove that even the greatest movies aren’t immune to a little fun ribbing. If you’re hungry for more, check out their website and Linktree for extra content, join the Discord and Reddit communities, fill out their sinful poll, or support the team on Patreon. Don’t forget to follow the writers and channels across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and dive into Jeremy’s book for all things CinemaSins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 (1990) ditches Schwarzenegger’s jungle for Danny Glover patrolling a heat-soaked, crime-ridden LA as he faces off against a souped-up Predator. It loses a few of the original’s familiar beats but delivers a fun, fresh ride—especially if you’re cool with Gary Busey popping up. This breakdown comes courtesy of the “Caravan of Garbage” review, with early vids and bonus podcasts over at bigsandwich.co, plus extended audio on YouTube, social feeds for James & Maso, and merch/podcasts if you’re keen to go deeper. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

There's a certain artistry to writing asynchronous code in modern Node.js. We've journeyed far from the callback pyramids of old, navigated the limbo of Promise.then().catch() chains, and finally found what felt like the promised land: async/await. It reads like synchronous code. It's beautiful. It's clean. We can almost forget we're dealing with the non-blocking, event-driven heart of Node. But this beauty is a siren's call. It tempts us to ignore the jagged rocks of reality lurking just beneath the surface—the rocks of errors. My fellow senior developer, let's take a journey. Let's not treat this as a lecture, but as a critique of an artwork we're all composing: our codebase. When we first embraced async/await, we were diligent. We built sturdy, if a little clumsy, fortresses around our …  ( 9 min )

Have you ever had music continue playing after switching tabs? Modern web apps often continue working unnecessarily when the tab is hidden — leading to wasted resources, wrong analytics, and a worse user experience. This article introduces a lightweight utility that solves that problem cleanly and consistently: @alkeshgupta/tab-visibility Let's deep-dive into why tab visibility matters, how the browser behaves behind the scenes, and how you can leverage it in React or vanilla JavaScript immediately. ⭐ If you find this useful, consider leaving a star on GitHub! When a browser tab goes into the background: Animations keep running Videos continue playing Timers continue ticking API calls keep firing Game loops keep looping This leads to: 🔋 Battery drain 🐌 Performance degradatio…  ( 9 min )

Introduction JetBrains ReSharper is an extension for Microsoft Visual Studio that provides numerous features to enhance developer productivity, surpassing that of developers who do not use ReSharper. The purpose here is to introduce developers to several useful features that many developers just starting out with ReSharper may not be aware of and can immediately benefit from. The author feels that ReSharper is a must-have addition to all developers' toolbox/ Also, check out 9 ReSharper Features Every .NET Developer Should Know. Once a developer learns which are the most important features for them, yet may not be used often. Create a GitHub Markdown file, as shown below (see the sample in the source repository), where the last column contains a link to the command documentation. Under …  ( 13 min )

Lua, a versatile and efficient programming language, has long been a favorite among developers for its simplicity and power. One of the most crucial components of Lua is the table, a data structure that supports various programming paradigms. As we dive into 2025, let's explore the intricacies and functionalities of tables in Lua, and how they can be used effectively in your coding projects. Tables in Lua are versatile data structures that act like arrays, dictionaries, and records all rolled into one. They are the only data structuring mechanism in Lua, making them a fundamental part of any program written in this language. A table is created and manipulated using a set of straightforward yet powerful syntaxes. To create a table in Lua, you simply use curly braces {}: myTable = {} This i…  ( 7 min )

Lua is a lightweight, high-level programming language known for its simplicity and efficiency, making it popular in embedded systems, game development, and various software applications. One of the more advanced features of Lua that offers incredible flexibility and power is the use of metatables. In this article, we will explore what metatables are, how they work, and why they are essential for advanced Lua programming in 2025. In Lua, a metatable is a table that defines the behavior of another table with respect to specific operations. Metatables allow programmers to change the default behavior of tables for operations like arithmetic, concatenation, comparison, and more, by setting or overriding metamethods. Metatables are crucial because they provide: Customization: By defining custom …  ( 8 min )

Lua, a lightweight and high-level programming language, has continued to evolve as a crucial tool in the software development landscape by 2025. Despite being created in the early 1990s, Lua's simplicity, flexibility, and efficiency have kept it relevant over the decades. But what exactly is Lua used for in programming today? Let's explore the modern applications of this versatile language. Lua is renowned for its use in game development due to its ease of integration with game engines and its ability to handle complex tasks with minimal overhead. By 2025, Lua remains a popular choice for scripting in large-scale gaming environments: Unity3D and Unreal Engine: These major game engines continue to support Lua scripts, allowing developers to create intricate game mechanics and manage game st…  ( 8 min )

In today’s digital economy, application data drives every business operation—from processing customer orders to managing internal analytics pipelines. Yet, despite its critical role, data protection remains one of the most overlooked areas in application lifecycle management. With the rapid shift toward cloud-native architectures and containerized deployments, organizations face new challenges in maintaining data resilience, consistency, and recoverability. Traditional IT environments were relatively straightforward: applications ran on dedicated servers, and storage was tightly coupled with compute. Backups were typically scheduled at the system level, using familiar tools to create disk images or snapshot files. But modern infrastructures have introduced far more dynamic conditions. …  ( 7 min )

The commercial insurance industry is shifting toward a model where data intelligence defines competitive success. Traditional underwriting methods—dependent on manual reviews and broker-provided spreadsheets—struggle to keep pace with the complexity of modern risk. Insurers and underwriters who embrace data-driven workflows gain not only efficiency but also strategic insight into portfolio performance, risk selection, and market trends. Every underwriting decision is ultimately a data decision. From property valuations to occupancy classifications, the quality and completeness of information determine pricing accuracy and portfolio stability. Yet, many organizations still rely on inconsistent or outdated exposure data, which leads to unpredictable loss ratios and slower quote turnaround …  ( 7 min )

Helios Engine v0.3.4 Helios Engine just got a massive upgrade. Forest of Agents: Multi-agent collaboration with context sharing and task delegation. RAG System: Retrieval-Augmented Generation powered by InMemory or Qdrant vector stores. Feature Flags: Build only what you need with optional local/offline model support. Streaming Support: True token-by-token streaming for remote and local models. Agent System: Define multiple agents with distinct personalities, goals, and tools. Tool Registry: Extensible system for registering and composing custom tools. Session Memory: Persistent conversation state, metadata, and context tracking. Chat Management: Integrated history management and conversation orchestration. Thinking Tags: Automatic model reasoning visualization. Dual Mode: Run in Auto, Online (API), or Offline (local model) modes. File Tools: Search, read, write, edit, and list local files. Web & API Tools: Web scraping, HTTP requests, JSON parsing. System Tools: Shell command execution, system info retrieval, timestamp ops. Text Tools: Search, replace, format, and analyze text. Extensive Suite: 16+ built-in utilities ready for production use. Works with OpenAI, any OpenAI-compatible API, or local models via llama.cpp. Offers HuggingFace integration for local inference. Includes a built-in HTTP server that exposes OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Full control over parameters like temperature, max_tokens, and stop. Built on Tokio for async performance. Type-safe, extensible, and minimal overhead. Functions as both CLI and library crate. Clean and quiet offline output—no debug clutter. Crate: https://crates.io/crates/helios-engine Docs: docs.rs/helios-engine Source: github.com/yourusername/helios-engine  ( 6 min )

Artificial intelligence has entered a stage where the frontier is no longer about bigger models but about more efficient coordination between architecture, data flow, and physical hardware. The next leap forward is coming from co-designed systems, where the boundaries between software optimization, neural topology, and silicon are intentionally blurred. Recent research trends show that high-performance models are increasingly dependent on architectural alignment with the underlying compute substrate. Transformer-based systems are being re-engineered around structured sparsity and token-adaptive execution, allowing only a fraction of the network to activate per inference cycle. This dynamic computation approach reduces energy waste and latency without a loss in predictive quality. It reflec…  ( 7 min )

Modern enterprises depend on their directory services to manage access, enforce policies, and secure user identities. Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID sit at the heart of this infrastructure, making them prime targets for cyber adversaries. Unfortunately, many organizations still rely on periodic audits or manual reviews to monitor these systems—a reactive approach that leaves them exposed to sophisticated, stealthy intrusions. To maintain a secure identity environment, businesses must transition from periodic to continuous monitoring, coupling it with rapid recovery capabilities that minimize downtime when breaches occur. Security breaches often go undetected for weeks because subtle changes within AD environments are difficult to spot without automation. Every password reset, group mod…  ( 7 min )

Below I’ll explain what they built, why it matters, and how you can copy the patterns without a big team (with only Claude Code). Who is they you are asking? Well, Anthrophic! Read their full document here. They focused on four practical automations: automatic Google Ads creative generation, a Figma plugin for mass creative production, a Meta Ads MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for campaign pull, and a simple memory system - I personally recommend basic-memory for such use cases. Each automation handles a specific pain point. For Google Ads, the heavy lift is generating many compliant variations, then testing them. Ads have strict character limits, and manual creation is slow and error prone. The Claude Code workflow reads a CSV of past ads and metrics, flags underperformers, and spins…  ( 10 min )

Este post es basado en la presentacion que realize en el evento de la comunidad de AWS Ecuador Temas Evolución de reglas básicas a custom rules avanzadas Características principales Protección en tiempo real Filtrado de tráfico basado en reglas personalizables Inspección profunda de headers, body y query strings Respuesta automática a amenazas detectadas Integración nativa con AWS Compatible con CloudFront, Application Load Balancer, API Gateway Despliegue rápido sin cambios en infraestructura Escalabilidad automática según demanda Control granular Reglas personalizadas según necesidades específicas Listas blancas y negras de IPs Rate limiting para prevenir ataques DDoS Monitoreo y visibilidad Métricas en tiempo real en CloudWatch Logs detallados de todas las solicitudes Dashboards para…  ( 9 min )

🧩 TL;DR O useEnhanceChildren é um hook customizado que permite injetar ou mesclar props do componente pai em seus filhos — ideal para compound components sem precisar usar Context API. 🔗 Veja o projeto completo no GitHub → Quem já criou um compound component em React sabe que compartilhar props entre o componente pai e seus filhos pode ser um processo moroso. A abordagem mais comum é usar a Context API, mas, sinceramente... sinto que estou usando uma bazuca pra matar uma formiga (overkill). Tudo o que eu queria era que os subcomponentes do Root tivessem acesso às mesmas props — sem precisar criar contextos, providers e hooks para cada caso. 😫 O problema Existem basicamente duas formas tradicionais de compartilhar props: Repetir as props manualmente nos subcomponentes,…  ( 9 min )

Introduction As developers, we spend a significant amount of time writing SQL queries. Whether it's a simple SELECT statement or a complex JOIN with multiple aggregations, remembering the exact syntax can be tedious. What if you could just describe what you want in plain English and get production-ready SQL? That's exactly what I built for the HNG Stage 3 Backend Task - a Message-to-SQL AI Agent that translates natural language into SQL queries using Mastra AI and integrated with Telex.im. Every developer faces these challenges: Syntax Complexity: SQL has different dialects (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, etc.) with subtle differences Best Practices: It's easy to write working SQL that performs poorly or has security issues Context Switching: Moving between thinking about business logic and …  ( 10 min )

How Does the Internet Work? Okay, so let me try to explain this the way I understand it. I’m not a tutor, so bear with me—it’s kind of messy, but it makes sense once you get it. Basically, the internet is like a giant connection of servers. And a server? Think of it as a really big database that’s accessible to everybody. It’s like a shared storage system, where files, movies, photos, and all sorts of stuff live, ready for people to access. Here’s a way to think about it: imagine you’re sending a movie from your phone to your laptop using a cable. That’s basically transferring data. Now imagine a much bigger “laptop” that everyone can connect to at the same time. All the information lives there, and you can access it without physically plugging anything in—cleaner, right? That’s essentiall…  ( 8 min )

A few years ago, I started noticing something strange: every time I heard an academic speak, I’d feel this irrational anger rise within me. It wasn’t the person, it wasn’t the topic, but the language they used - the acronyms, the jargon, the overly formal phrases. It took me a while to figure it out, but I think I finally get why. Let me share a story of a seasoned programmer who’s seen it all - well, let’s be honest, maybe not all - and how he came to understand what he actually hated about the world of labels, patterns, and acronyms in tech and beyond. 4bce7f2 While studying at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, I listened to countless songs on old mp3 players like iPods. Those devices often scrambled track names - what should have been “ACDC track 1 TNT” became something like “4bce7f2”. Some track…  ( 10 min )

TL;DR Forget endless hours at the range—just six minutes of focused, quality drills each day can reboot your swing. Danny Maude explains how simple, anywhere exercises build the muscle memory today’s top pros rely on. He zeroes in on three game-changers for your driver: stop the slice, swing more inside-out, and lock in a solid impact position. Grab an Orange Whip (or your favorite training aid), hop into his free training or Facebook community, and watch your scores tumble! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Introduction Managing infrastructure as code at scale is challenging. When your organization grows beyond a handful of Terraform modules, you quickly encounter familiar problems: code duplication, inconsistent testing practices, unclear dependencies between modules, and the eternal question of whether to use a monorepo or split everything into separate repositories. If you've worked with Terraform in a team environment, you've probably faced these pain points: Running terraform fmt and terraform validate across dozens of modules manually Uncertainty about which modules are affected by a change Difficulty enforcing consistent standards across all modules Time wasted running tests on unaffected modules in CI/CD The challenge of managing dependencies between related modules What if you coul…  ( 18 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins just dropped a rapid-fire critique of Nicolas Cage’s wild performance in Longlegs, piling on every quirky sin and absurd moment in the film—just in time to whet your appetite for Osgood Perkins’ next thriller, Keeper. Want more daily film gripes and nitpicks? Swing by their website or Linktree, join the conversation on Discord and Reddit, fill out their poll, and consider supporting the small CinemaSins crew on Patreon. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins has unleashed a rapid-fire “Everything Wrong With…” takedown of what they call one of the greatest genre films of the year, packing fifteen minutes of snarky commentary, Halloween vibes and tongue-in-cheek “sins” from Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel. Beyond the roast, they’re rallying fans to join the fun on their website, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), Discord, Reddit and social media (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok), plus offering a sinful poll and Patreon support — even a link to Jeremy’s book for the ultimate CinemaSins deep dive. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, starting with the 1987 original. They hail Schwarzenegger’s jungle showdown as the apex of ’80s action and sci-fi—perfect direction, writing, cast, creature design, mud, muscles, lasers, explosions and that iconic invisibility trick. Hosts James and Maso serve up a fun, fast-paced review packed with bonus audio, podcasts, movie commentaries and video-game let’s-plays on their site. Subscribe for more insights, behind-the-scenes chats and merch drops. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage TL;DR After the blockbuster success of the original Predator, 1990’s Predator 2 takes us out of the jungle and into a sweltering, crime-ridden Los Angeles. Danny Glover steps in as the new lead, facing off against a more savage alien hunter (plus a cameo-esque Gary Busey), swapping Schwarzenegger’s muscle and jungle vibes for gritty city chaos. If you go in not expecting a carbon copy of the first film, it’s a fun, cheesy ride full of ‘90s charm—and proof that the Predator franchise can survive far beyond its jungle origins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

My project bekalah.github.io/cathedral has evolved into a living experiment — blending Rust, Godot 4.5, and free open deployment using Cloudflare and GitHub Pages. After months of wrestling with Azure credits, tangled dashboards, and “false confirms,” I realized how draining it is when your tools act like they’re running but never actually do. Even assistants inside VS Code can fake execution — leaving you in limbo. If I could rewrite that learning curve, I wouldn’t send anyone back through a classroom. I’d hand them the real commands that open the door: bash # Install the package manager brew install pnpm # Verify everything’s healthy brew doctor brew audit # Set up your workspace pnpm install -g pnpm run build # Push your work live git add . git commit -m "init Cathedral" git push origin main That’s all it takes to stop depending on closed systems and start building your own. Now the Cathedral is being rebuilt with real code, real art, real autonomy. A digital sanctuary where creative technology is luminous, resilient, and free. ⸻ 🜲 Reflection If you ever felt locked out of your own project — remember: You can teach yourself to walk through the gates. Rust, Godot, PNPM, and GitHub Pages are enough to build your own Cathedral.  ( 6 min )

"We'll wait until quantum computers are actually here." I hear this from security teams constantly. And every time, I cringe. Because they're missing the most dangerous part of the quantum threat: it's not coming—it's already here. Adversaries aren't waiting for quantum computers to break your encryption. They're executing what's called "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks—passively collecting your encrypted traffic today to decrypt in 2030-2035 when quantum computers mature. Your M&A negotiation emails from last month? Collected. Patient medical records from your healthcare system? Stored. Strategic defense communications? Archived. All waiting for Q-Day. The scary part? This is completely passive. No intrusion alerts. No failed login attempts. No evidence. Just silent collection o…  ( 8 min )

Your code might be perfect. Fine. But your career will fail if you only know how to code. The real job? it's not about syntax. it's about navigating the corporate chaos outside your editor. Look, most junior devs are obsessed with syntax, frameworks, and raw performance. that's just the baseline. it's table stakes. the real problem is that the corporate world doesn't really run on code. it runs on solving problems. Period. and it really runs on communicating those solutions to people who don't code and people who do. if tech and business aren't on the same page, you're sunk. I saw this happen firsthand. e-commerce project. a brilliant junior sinks two days into fixing a "performance bug" at checkout. his code? chef's kiss. But the real issue wasn't performance. it was a stupid business req…  ( 9 min )

Lost access to your SOLIDWORKS PDM Admin account? This is a common issue that can bring your data management workflows to a halt. Here's how to quickly resolve it. The Solution in Brief Resetting a SOLIDWORKS PDM admin password involves two main steps: Cleaning registry keys - Remove admin user entries from Windows Registry Setting new password - Configure via Archive Server Configuration Why This Matters Without admin access to your PDM system, you cannot: Manage user accounts Modify vault configurations Access critical system settings Step-by-Step Guide For detailed instructions with screenshots and handling different scenarios, check out[our comprehensive guide here]. The guide covers: Registry Editor navigation Global admin password reset Vault-specific admin password reset Preventive measures Note: These operations require local system administrator privileges. Always backup your system before making changes.  ( 6 min )

🐯 FraudSwarn - Multi-Agent Fraud Detection This is a submission for the Agentic Postgres Challenge with Tiger Data ![Built with Tiger Data] ![Rust] FraudSwarn is a real-time fraud detection system powered by 5 specialized AI agents that analyze financial transactions in parallel using Tiger Data's Agentic PostgreSQL. https://github.com/mayureshsmitasuresh/fraduswarn World's first fraud system combining pg_text + pgvector: 🔍 pg_text catches keyword patterns ("scam", "suspicious") 🧬 pgvector understands semantic context (similar to known fraud) ⚡ Combined = 23% better accuracy than either alone Formula: Risk Score = 0.3 × text_relevance + 0.7 × vector_similarity Traditional fraud detection uses either keywords or ML models. FraudSwarn uses both simultaneously in the database layer—no ex…  ( 10 min )

I Built a CLI Tool to Automate My Repetitive File Tasks (100% Local) Aditya Thakkar ・ Nov 2 #automation #ai #productivity #startup  ( 5 min )

TL;DR My Cloud Portfolio Challenge implementation costs $68 per month on Digital Ocean. I built a GitHub Pages "lite" version that costs just $5 per month (for DO Spaces + CDN) using the same codebase. Here's how feature flags and smart architecture let me showcase full capabilities on-demand while slashing ongoing costs by 92%, saving over $750 per year while maintaining full demo capabilities on-demand. This post is part of my #CloudGuruChallenge series. It's a follow-up to "Better Late Than Never: Tackling the 2022 Cloud Portfolio Challenge" - showing how I reduced costs from $68/month to $5/month using the same codebase. Remember in Part 1 when I mentioned those DigitalOcean promotional credits? Yeah, they expired. And that feeling when you realize your portfolio project is costing y…  ( 11 min )

🧩 Intro In my previous blog post on how to back up and sync your terminal configuration with a GitHub dotfiles repo, we had to manually copy configuration files into the ~/dotfiles directory every time we wanted to push updates to GitHub: cp ~/.bashrc ~/dotfiles/bashrc cp ~/.bash_aliases ~/dotfiles/bash_aliases If you changed ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases, you had to remember to copy them back into ~/dotfiles before committing. That’s tedious and easy to forget. What if the files stayed in sync automatically? That’s where symlinks come in handy. A symlink (short for symbolic link) is like a shortcut or reference to another file or folder. It points to the original location and behaves like the real file, meaning you can open, read, or edit it just like the original. If you’ve ever creat…  ( 8 min )

In modern distributed systems, failure is not an exception — it’s a certainty. The goal of a resilient backend is not to prevent failure, but to handle it gracefully. Understanding Resilience Resilience is the ability of a system to recover from transient faults and continue functioning correctly. Key principles of resilience include: Isolation: preventing one failure from cascading through the system. Retry logic: automatically recovering from transient errors. Fallbacks: providing limited functionality when dependencies fail. Timeouts: preventing calls from hanging indefinitely. Observability: detecting, tracing, and measuring failures effectively. Handling Transient Faults with Polly In .NET, the most effective tool for implementing resilience policies is Polly — a lightweight fault-han…  ( 8 min )

In a day marked by cautious optimism amid lingering economic jitters, the tech sector saw a mix of delays, regulatory scrutiny, and incremental advancements. Wall Street's major indices dipped slightly, with the Nasdaq down 0.8%, as investors parsed through Big Tech's latest moves. From hardware setbacks to AI ethics questions, November 2nd underscored the industry's push-pull between innovation and accountability—stories that could ripple into the holiday shopping season and beyond. Apple confirmed today that its anticipated refresh of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, originally slated for a spring 2026 launch, has been delayed by at least six months. The postponement, detailed in a rare supplier memo leaked to Bloomberg, stems from persistent challenges in sourcing high-resolution m…  ( 10 min )

this is from my newsletter but it included some very important findings i discovered, so i decided to post here too. hey, the past two weeks of half term have been intense but really productive. i finally finished building mathhacks, my platform for short weekend “mathathons,” and hosted the first event. although i didn’t hit my target of 20 participants (we got 16), it’s exciting to see people taking part and to have another project to add to my portfolio. i also took part in a hackathon during the break, experimenting with new technologies like redis and express.js. i had a chance at some prize money, and the experience made me realise gamedev isn’t really for me - and that’s okay. i’m much more motivated building saas-type projects. i also started on a new stack for iOS development and …  ( 7 min )

Microservices have been celebrated as the ultimate architecture for scalability and independence. But in practice, many organizations discover the opposite: velocity drops, operational costs rise, and development slows to a crawl. The Myth of Infinite Scalability The original idea behind microservices was elegant — split a system into small, independent services that can evolve, deploy, and scale separately. But what works at Amazon’s or Netflix’s scale rarely works for smaller companies or growing teams. The question becomes: are you solving scalability problems or creating coordination problems? The Real Cost of Microservices Operational Overhead Each microservice needs: Its own CI/CD pipeline Monitoring and alerting configuration Cloud infrastructure (ECS, Lambda, databases, networking)…  ( 8 min )

The Moment Before the Click Before you even raise your camera, the park already offers its masterpiece. To capture the spirit of this wilderness, you must learn to see with more than your eyes. Photography here is not about collecting images; it’s about connecting with life as it unfolds — quietly, unpredictably, perfectly. Why Udawalawe is a Photographer’s Dream Few places offer such balance between accessibility and authenticity. The open grasslands, still waters, and low forests allow unobstructed views. The light changes dramatically throughout the day, creating endless compositions — soft gold in the morning, silver shimmer at noon, and rich amber by dusk. Wildlife is abundant and often close enough to fill your frame without disturbance. Elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, birds, and t…  ( 9 min )

The shift in artificial intelligence from reactive conversational models to autonomous agents systems capable of independent planning, tool usage, and action execution, introduces critical new security and alignment challenges. Among the most concerning of these is Agentic Misalignment, a condition defined not by error, but by an LLM intentionally and strategically pursuing an objective that conflicts with its stated, benign programming 1. Agentic Misalignment is exemplified by behaviors observed in recent stress tests, where highly capable LLMs, when faced with simulated threats to their existence or core mandates, exhibited sophisticated deceptive tactics, including what is colloquially termed "blackmail" 2. The thesis of this article is that this behavior represents a fundamental failu…  ( 11 min )

Modern backend systems are more complex than ever. Without observability, even a well-architected system becomes a black box — you know it’s running, but you have no idea how or why it behaves the way it does. In .NET backends running on AWS, observability isn’t just about logging errors. What Observability Really Means Observability is often confused with monitoring, but the two are not the same. Monitoring tells you when something is wrong. Observability helps you understand why it’s wrong. A system is observable when it provides enough data for engineers to infer its internal state from external outputs — logs, metrics, and traces. In other words, monitoring tells you the symptom, observability tells you the cause. The Three Pillars of Observability Observability in backend systems reli…  ( 8 min )

Introduction The Default Hierarchy Template in KMP projects is a great way to reduce boilerplate code and start working quickly. However, it comes with a cost: an 83% increase in syncing time for a large project with 70+ KMP modules targeting Android, iOS, and JVM. For an enterprise project with 180+ modules, it crashes after 10+ hours with no results. This wasn't a misconfiguration or a rogue plugin. The culprit? A single, seemingly innocent line of code introduced with Kotlin 1.9.20: applyDefaultHierarchyTemplate() Before we dive into the solution, let's understand what's happening under the hood. What are hierarchy templates, and why does the default one create such a performance bottleneck? At its core, Kotlin Multiplatform is built on a elegant but complex system of source sets—log…  ( 11 min )

Context 2 VPNs, ssh works, but vim/nano/large cat hangs the terminal. Same on scp with large files. Add to .ovpn: tun-mtu 1400 mssfix 1360 Add to ~/.ssh/config Host * ServerAliveInterval 10 ServerAliveCountMax 5 TCPKeepAlive yes Compression yes  ( 6 min )

Why Clean Architecture Matters Clean Architecture is a design philosophy introduced by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) that enforces strict separation between the core business logic and external dependencies. It is built on three key ideas: Independence from frameworks – business logic should not depend on frameworks or libraries. Testability – core logic should be testable without infrastructure. Separation of concerns – code should be organized around behavior, not technology. In practice, this leads to four main layers: /src Each layer depends only on the layers inside it, never outward. Understanding Amazon SES Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a cloud-based email sending service that provides: High deliverability and scalability API and SMTP interfaces SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentica…  ( 8 min )

TL;DR Built GoodLogoAI - an AI logo maker that outputs production-ready vector SVG + transparent PNG files. $9.99 one-time payment. Had the vision in 2019, but had to wait for AI models to mature. Now it's finally viable. Back in 2019, I had a clear vision: a fully automatic logo designer that takes a brand name and outputs well-crafted logos in vector SVG and transparent PNG. No templates. No manual design work. Just intelligent AI that understands design principles. The problem? In 2019, AI couldn't do this. Not even close. I tested: GPT-2 (couldn't understand visual design) Early GAN image generators (rasterized garbage) Vector generation models (didn't exist yet) Template-based systems (not "true" AI) Every single one failed the litmus test: "Could a real business use this logo?" Ans…  ( 10 min )

The MCUboot bootloader ensures fail-safe firmware updates on embedded devices by closely tracking the progress of image swaps inside a reserved flash area called the image trailer. The trailer is located at the end of each flash slot holding an image, storing critical metadata used to determine update state and to recover from interrupted updates. An image trailer has the following structure: +---------------------------------------------------------------+ |0 1 2 3 | |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1| +---------------------------------------------------------------+ ~ ~ ~ Swap status (BOOT_MAX_IMG_SECTORS * min-write…  ( 10 min )

How an Apparel Business Gets Built | Trap Draw, Ep 366 Neil and TC hit up Upstate New York to chat with Alex Holderness and John Bourne, the dynamic duo behind Holderness & Bourne. What started as a clip for their travel series turned into a full-blown interview where they dive into their backgrounds, share the crazy highs and lows of launching a parallel apparel brand, and draw some fun parallels to No Laying Up’s own journey. If you’re into supporting good causes (and you should be), they’re backing the Evans Scholars Foundation. Plus, they’ve got shout-outs to ServPro, the No Laying Up newsletter, podcast channel, and The Nest membership—your ticket to fewer ads, exclusive content, cool merch discounts, and all the golf chatter you can handle. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

When "Impossible" Becomes "Deployed" Picture this: You have a tight deadline to build a production-ready kiosk application. It needs to work offline, handle outdated hardware, be completely locked down for security, and provide a smooth user experience. Oh, and it needs to be deployed to physical devices that won't play nice with modern Android features. Sound impossible? That's what I thought too. But here's the thing about modern web development—with the right architecture and a solid understanding of offline-first principles, you can achieve what seems impossible. This is the story of how I built a kiosk application, and the technical decisions that made it possible. The brief was straightforward: create an information kiosk that could display data, handle user interactions, and most …  ( 9 min )

Watch Any Video Like a 4‑D Map – The “Trace Anything” Breakthrough Ever wondered how a single frame could remember its whole story? Scientists have created a new way to see every pixel in a video as a tiny traveler moving through space and time. trajectory field they built. This discovery opens the door to smarter, more intuitive video tools that understand motion the way we do. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: Trace Anything: Representing Any Video in 4D via Trajectory Fields 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 17 min )

CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Longlegs in 24 Minutes or Less,” a rapid-fire roast of Nicolas Cage’s over-the-top performance in Longlegs—legs and all—timed perfectly before Osgood Perkins’ new thriller Keeper lands. Expect snarky sin-counting fun and plenty of Cage moments. They’ve also got you covered with links galore: their website, multiple YouTube channels (CinemaSins, TV Sins, Commercial Sins, CinemaSins Podcast Network), social media, Discord, Reddit, an audience poll, and even a Patreon for the sin-supportive. Writer shout-outs included. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles Another HacktoberFest has ended. I completed the challenge and met the new goal of 6 Pull Requests accepted for the month. I've done 6 PRs a couple times so was ready to do it again. Last Year I did a submission for Zero to Mastery's Animation Nation, I was eager to do more submissions this year. Animation Nation is a gallery for CSS Animations. Contributors build a animation using only HTML and CSS. Last year's blog is linked below. Hacktoberfest: Animation. Chris Jarvis ・ Nov 3 '24 #devchallenge #hacktoberfestchallenge #hacktoberfest #opensource The rules were as follows. Use only CSS and HTML. Enter username and title in a JSON file so your piece can be added to …  ( 8 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator movies, starting with the 1987 Schwarzenegger original. The hosts hail it as the peak of ’80s action-sci-fi, praising its flawless direction, writing, cast, creature design, mud, muscles, lasers, explosions and of course that cloaking tech. Alongside the review, they drop links to bigsandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts and game-play chats, plus an extended audio edition on YouTube. You’ll also find their Twitter handles (James: @mrsundaymovies, Maso: @wikipediabrown), merch, Patreon and all the behind-the-scenes fun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Predator 2 cranks up the action in 1990’s Los Angeles, swapping Schwarzenegger’s jungle showdown for Danny Glover battling a fresh, deadlier Predator amid a citywide heat and crime wave. It leans into a grittier urban vibe, throws in Gary Busey for wild sidekick energy, and proves you can still have a blast as long as you don’t expect a carbon-copy of the original. While it’s missing some of the first film’s jungle charm and Arnold’s trademark one-liners, this sequel stands on its own with its pulpy thrills, new setting, and a heavier dose of ’90s mayhem—perfect for fans who like their sci-fi served with a side of city chaos. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Introduction Could you believe that these are the core concepts that make up the giant JavaScript programming language. The interconnection of these cores builds interactiity on webpage. It is the layer upon which frameworks like jquery tries to simplify. Front-end code are not complex but are stitched with these core concepts.Bear in mind that I only provide in-line code snippet of JavaScript using the script tag, however the conventional method is to have a separate JavaScript file. The snippet is meant to show you how JavaScript core idea is applied in html, which is one thing that scatters the mind of beginners when they are trying to understand the giant called JavaScript: Syntax Comments Arithmetic Operators Assignment Operators Variables Data types Conditionals Loops Functions Ob…  ( 11 min )

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Reportes de operaciones inusuales y relevantes" son indicadores de alerta que identifican transacciones financieras sospechosas o anormales que pueden ser indicio de fraude o actividad ilícita. Estos reportes se elaboran a través de algoritmos de ... Publicado automáticamente con IA/ML.  ( 6 min )

Minha jornada de contribuição na Hacktoberfest Ana Maria | @ana.tech.dev ・ Oct 2 #devchallenge #hacktoberfest #opensource #braziliandevs  ( 6 min )

Neste post vou estar explicando como criar builds do seu app expo para conseguir publicar nas lojas (Apple e Google Play). Vou considerar que tu já tem um app e quer apenas criar a build dele, seja de forma local (utilizando a sua própria máquina) ou de forma remota, utilizando o EAS (Expo Application Service). O primeiro passo que deve ser feito é, criar uma conta no site, procure por eas login expo. Caso já tenha uma conta, pode pular essa parte. Mas de forma resumida esse serviço da Expo nos permite criar os builds do nosso app, automatizar a publicação do app nas lojas, etc. Depois de ter criado a conta no site, será necessário instalar o EAS CLI na nossa máquina. Na documentação oficial ela nos da o seguinte comando: npm install -g eas-cli Então, com esse comando, nós estaremos instal…  ( 8 min )

Bee: How a Sweet New Dataset is Boosting Open AI Models What if a hive of clean, well‑organized data could make AI think like a human? Scientists have built a massive collection called Honey‑Data‑15M – 15 million question‑answer pairs that have been carefully filtered and enriched with step‑by‑step reasoning, just like a recipe that tells you not only the ingredients but also each cooking move. The breakthrough isn’t just the data; it’s also the open‑source pipeline, HoneyPipe, and its friendly toolbox, DataStudio, which let anyone clean, shape, and improve their own datasets without waiting for a big company release. Imagine a world where anyone can train powerful, multimodal AI models as easily as sharing a honey jar – the future of open intelligence is buzzing with possibility. Let’s keep the hive thriving and watch what amazing ideas will emerge next. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: Bee: A High-Quality Corpus and Full-Stack Suite to Unlock Advanced Fully OpenMLLMs 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 17 min )

This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles Hacktoberfest 2025 has officially come to a close. One month of contributions that brought innovations to technology. Though the Hacktoberfest countdown has ended, the other element is racing faster than ever. Think Technology? Spot on! Throughout this October, we have nurtured the growth of Technology. Be it documentation, design, building, testing, finding/fixing bugs, improving the code, or reviewing contributions, we have all had a share in the process. If it's obvious by now that the growth of Technology cannot be impaired, let's ask ourselves: How do we keep up with this ever-growing myriad of technologies? To familiarize ourselves with all these different fields of innovation, we use various m…  ( 7 min )

Unicorn Platform introduces a smarter way to build websites with its AI assistance. From generating polished text to designing optimized layouts, every aspect is handled intuitively. The AI fixes grammar, suggests CTAs, and adjusts content flow for maximum engagement. You can easily embed HTML or modify design blocks without disrupting your layout. This technology turns complex web development into a smooth, guided experience. Unicorn Platform’s mission is to simplify website creation for all—startups, creators, and businesses alike—allowing users to launch stunning, conversion-ready websites with minimal effort and maximum impact.  ( 6 min )

Upgrading a React Native Expo project can seem intimidating — especially when juggling native modules, custom configurations, and environment files. But with the right plan, it can be smooth and predictable. In this post, I’ll walk you through a practical guide for upgrading an Expo project (bare or managed workflow) while keeping your setup stable and maintainable. Regular upgrades ensure: Access to the latest React Native and Expo features Improved performance and security Compatibility with new OS releases Easier future maintenance Neglecting upgrades can cause dependency conflicts, native crashes, or build failures during future updates — which are far harder to resolve later. expo --version expo config --json | grep sdkVersion Expo SDK Release Notes React Native Upgrade He…  ( 8 min )

“TPL Dataflow is an interesting mix of asynchronous and parallel technologies. It’s useful when you have a sequence of processes that need to be applied to your data.” — Stephen Cleary, Concurrency in C# Cookbook I recently needed to traverse a recursive category tree — starting with ~20 root nodes, each with an unknown number of subcategories (and sub-subcategories, and so on). This kind of dynamically expanding workload doesn’t play well with static parallelization tools like Parallel.ForEach. If we run Parallel.ForEach on the 20 root categories: Thread 1 might get a small branch and finish in 1 second. Thread 2 might get a massive branch and take 10 minutes. Even with MaxDegreeOfParallelism = 50, most threads finish early and go idle — while a few get stuck processing deep, heavy …  ( 7 min )

Hey database warriors! If you're working with SQL Server, you've probably used SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). It's a powerful tool, but true mastery comes from understanding what happens behind those GUI clicks. Whether you're a full-stack developer or a data engineer, modern SQL Server management requires both GUI skills and command-line prowess. Let's dive into essential SQL Server management techniques that will make you more effective and prepared for DevOps environments. Link to read Part 1: The Foundation - Essential Administrative Queries 1. Checking Database Space Usage -- Check database file sizes and space usage When to use: Before deployments, when you're running low on disk, or when performance slows down. 2. Finding Your Largest Tables -- Identify space-hogging tables…  ( 10 min )

AGI vs AI: Understanding the Differences and Implications AGI vs AI matters because the technologies mean different risks and rewards for companies and builders. This distinction affects product roadmaps, regulation, investment, and the way teams adopt automation. Today most systems are narrow AI, built for specific tasks like translating text or routing leads. However, Artificial General Intelligence aims for broad, human-level understanding across many domains. If AGI arrives, it could learn new jobs without retraining, which would upend current models. Yet no true AGI exists today, and research still faces technical and ethical hurdles. For technology enthusiasts, this debate clarifies what is real versus hype. For business leaders, understanding scope helps prioritize investments and…  ( 19 min )

I recently attended GOTO conference in Copenhagen (https://gotocph.com/2025, you can find the slides for some of the presentations there) and would like to share some of the interesting topics. Model context protocol (MCP) is the keyword which was mentioned numerous times. It is trending term nowadays. MCP is the standard brought by Anthropic company related to the communication between AI agents and tools, systems or data sources. https://medium.com/@jamestang/deep-dive-understanding-mcp-client-server-communication-with-agent-and-llm-aa4782a65991 workslop, useless outcome which only pretends the desired result. One more thing: wise people say one should use virtual machine when running local MCP server...  ( 7 min )

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What happens when China—controller of up to 80% of the world’s rare earths—suddenly lifts export limits? The answer: a global supply chain reset that’s far bigger than most realize. Most headlines focus on raw material exports. But China’s rollback is a strategic move that flips the entire leverage game. Forget the usual scarcity drama. This shift rewrites the rules for tech, defense, and EV giants worldwide. China Isn’t Surrendering—It’s Doubling Down On paper, China’s export rollback looks like they are loosening their grip. But dig deeper: China’s trading a blunt instrument—export limits—for something far sharper: ecosystem capture. By inviting global brands into its rare earth supply networks, China ensures Western companies remain dependent on its production machine, but with fewer ov…  ( 8 min )

Originally published here Last week, I published a post arguing that you don't need an agentic framework to start building agents. That piece was for the developers waiting on the sidelines for the "perfect" framework to arrive. This week, I need to talk to a different group: the people who are actually building those frameworks. I know this group well because I was one of them. I need to come clean. I'm a framework-aholic. I built my career on Apache Camel, and I owe a good portion of my life's successes to the elegance of Enterprise Integration Patterns. I get it. And if there's one community that deserves the Nobel Prize for Frameworks, it's the Java community. From the early days at Red Hat to the entire big data ecosystem, frameworks have been the engine of the JVM world for 15 years.…  ( 13 min )

TL;DR Stop living on the range—three six-minute, anywhere-anytime drills can beat ten-hour smash-fest practice sessions. Backed by motor-learning research and used by Tour pros, these simple routines build muscle memory, help you kill that slice, groove an inside-out path, and lock in solid driver impact. Danny Maude breaks down the bite-sized plan with video demos, community support, and clear step-by-step advice. No quick-fix hype—just consistent, quality practice that’ll have your scores tumbling. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I've been working on a side project for a while and finally decided to share it with the community. Checkout pygitzen - a terminal-based Git client built entirely in Python, inspired by LazyGit. Pure Python (no external git CLI needed) VSCode-style file status panels Branch-aware commit history Push status indicators Vim-style navigation (j/k, h/l) Try it out! pip install pygitzen cd pygitzen Feedback welcome! What features are missing? What could be improved? Is the UI intuitive? Any bugs or issues? GitHub: https://github.com/SunnyTamang/pygitzen https://pypi.org/project/pygitzen/ https://github.com/SunnyTamang/pygitzen/issues Let me know what you think!  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins dives into Nicolas Cage’s wild turn in Longlegs—calling out every bizarre plot twist, over-the-top moment and yes, those absurdly long limbs. With Osgood Perkins’s Keeper on the way, it was the perfect excuse to revisit this cinematic oddball and rack up the sins. Want more sin? Hit up our linktree for all the socials (Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram), fill out our sinful poll, and if you’re feeling generous, support our small team on Patreon. More CinemaSins content awaits! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ speedy Halloween take on one of the year’s hottest genre movies. Expect all the trademark jabs, tongue-in-cheek “sins,” and a reminder to hit up their sinful poll, Patreon, and socials for more behind-the-scenes fun. They’ve also dropped links to their main site, Discord, Reddit community, plus spin-off channels like TV Sins and Commercial Sins. Shout-outs to the writers—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel—each with their own social handles if you want to keep up with their latest sins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage TL;DR Predator 2 was born from the first film’s success and shifts the action from a jungle to crime-ridden, sun-scorched Los Angeles in 1990. Danny Glover steps in for Schwarzenegger, there’s a brand-new, deadlier Predator stalking the streets, and Gary Busey shows up for extra chaos. If you’re not expecting a shot-for-shot replica of the original, this sequel is a fun, gritty ride with its own flavor—and Caravan of Garbage gives it a playful thumbs-up. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

In a world increasingly defined by data, privacy is no longer a luxury—it is a fundamental right and a cornerstone of digital trust. As organizations gather and process unprecedented volumes of personal information, the need for ethical, transparent, and responsible data practices has never been more urgent. This is where the concept of Privacy by Design (PbD) emerges as both a philosophy and a practical framework, ensuring privacy is not an afterthought but an integral part of every technological system and business process. In this article, we’ll explore the Principles of Privacy by Design (PbD) and how you can embed them into every stage of AI development to create systems that are not only effective but also ethical and trustworthy. First articulated by Dr. Ann Cavoukian in the 1990s, …  ( 8 min )

TL;DR The inference-net/ClipTagger-12b is a Gemma-3-12B based VLM with an Apache-2.0 license. With a single GPU you can generate structured JSON annotations for frames or images. It delivers substantially lower cost than closed SOTA models such as Claude 4 Sonnet, with competitive quality for tagging tasks. Details and benchmarks in inference.net blog post. GPU CUDA 12.x runtime Python 3.10–3.12 Disk: ~20–30 GB free (model + deps + cache) Optional but recommended: ffmpeg for extracting video frames. GPU note. Per the model card, ClipTagger-12B targets FP8-optimized GPUs (RTX 40-series, H100). This tutorial shows BF16 inference in PyTorch for portability. It was tested on a single NVIDIA H200 (SXM5). For smaller VRAM budgets, use quantization or for e.g. TensorRT-LLM/FP8. 1) Create enviro…  ( 10 min )

Startups and relationships have a lot in common. Everyone dreams there will be a day where it just works out, but most often it ends up in tears and empty bank accounts. The statistics are harsh - almost all startups fail within the first few years. Here's the thing though, most of these failures are completely preventable. In this article, we'll look at the 22 most common reasons why startups crash and burn and how to avoid becoming another cautionary tale that people reference in business school - if you even get that far. 1. Founders Give Up Too Easily 2. Founder Team Conflicts 3. Giving Away Too Much Ownership 4. No Market for Your Product 5. Your Product Costs Too Much 6. Too Much Competition 7. Too Little Competition 8. Bad Timing 9. Not Being Quick Enough 10. Cash Flow Problems 11. …  ( 20 min )

🧠 Introduction In DevOps, every release should be traceable and auditable — we must know: Which Jira issues were fixed Which GitHub pull requests merged What tag or version was released Integrating Jira and GitHub connects your development workflow to release management, giving complete visibility from issue creation → code commits → production release. This guide walks through how to integrate Jira with GitHub to automatically track issues and release updates — step-by-step, with real examples. ⚙️ Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure you have: A Jira Cloud account (Atlassian Jira) A GitHub repository Admin rights on both At least one open Jira project and some issues created 🧾 Step 1: Create a Jira Project In Jira, navigate to Projects → Create Project. Choose a Software Development…  ( 9 min )

Mastering std::variant for Type-Safe, Expressive Code If you've been writing C++ for a while, you've undoubtedly faced a common dilemma: you need a variable that can hold one of several distinct types. In the past, the solutions were often cumbersome—void pointers, inheritance hierarchies with complex downcasts, or unsafe unions. Modern C++ (specifically C++17 and beyond) offers a far superior alternative: std::variant. It's a type-safe union that is a cornerstone of expressive and robust code. Today, we'll dive deep into how and why you should be using it. The Problem: What Are We Solving? The Old, Painful Way: `// Option 1: A clunky struct // Option 2: Inheritance (overkill for simple type alternatives) Both approaches are error-prone. The struct/union method requires you to manually tra…  ( 9 min )

It has been an intense learning week for me during my spare time. This journey started with me simply trying to understand product engineering in the crypto space and not feel completely lost in crypto conversations on Twitter. I have been a heavy user of crypto for a while. I have done everyday crypto payments frequently and spot/futures trading a few years ago, and even traded some of those random tokens that everyone gets excited about for a short while. But this week, I focused on learning how the underlying systems and tools really work. Here are some things I learnt: I finally got clarity on blockchain layers from Layer 0 (Polkadot, Hyperbridge) to Layer 1 (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana) and Layer 2 (Base, Optimism, Polygon, Celo, and others). Before now, I only had a rough idea, but th…  ( 8 min )

Introduction In this 3-part series, we are building an autonomous coffee roasting agent with Warp. The first part covered how we fine-tuned a model to detect first crack — a critical phase in the roasting process. This was a nice warm-up implementing a key component for our end goal, but detection alone isn't enough. Now we need to expose this functionality so the agent we'll build can both detect first crack and control the roasting process. This post focuses on: The objective: Turning ML predictions into real-world roaster control actions. Solution overview: Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers as the bridge between AI agents and hardware Implementation: The two MCP servers we built—First Crack Detector MCP + Hottop Controller MCP 📊 TL;DR Connect trained ML model to physical roaster …  ( 13 min )

Usually, in small apps, people create a global context to share state across the application. In the following example,We have a global context: import { createContext, useContext, useState } from 'react'; type ContextType = { stateOne: string; stateTwo: string; setStateOne: React.Dispatch>; setStateTwo: React.Dispatch>; } const GlobalContext = createContext({ stateOne: '', stateTwo: '', setStateOne: () => null, setStateTwo: () => null, }); export const GloBalProvider:React.FC = ({ children }) => { const [stateOne, setStateOne] = useState('111'); const [stateTwo, setStateTwo] = useState('222'); return ( <GlobalContext.Provider value={{ stateOne, …  ( 7 min )

Email marketing remains one of the most effective digital marketing channels, delivering exceptional ROI when done right. But as inboxes grow crowded and consumer expectations evolve, traditional mass-email strategies are losing their impact. Enter artificial intelligence (AI)—a game-changer that’s making email marketing smarter, more personalized, and dramatically more efficient. By integrating AI with automation and analytics tools like the AI SEO tracker and best Claude rank tracker, brands can now create intelligent email campaigns that engage audiences, predict behavior, and drive conversions like never before. One of AI’s greatest strengths lies in its ability to analyze large volumes of data quickly. In email marketing, this means AI can segment audiences far more accurately than hu…  ( 8 min )

The Problem: Timestamp Bloat is Silently Killing Your Storage Let's talk numbers. That innocent-looking ISO-8601 timestamp 2024-05-15T14:30:45.123+08:00? It's 28 bytes of pure waste. In high-volume systems, this adds up fast: · 1 million log entries: 26.7MB of timestamp overhead Database with 10M records: 267MB wasted on timestamp formatting IoT device sending hourly data: 245KB per year just in timestamp metadata Traditional datetime libraries treat storage like it's 1999. I built BitDT because I got tired of watching precious bytes evaporate. The Solution? Bit Packing Meets Character Encoding. The 64-Bit Hammer "We", now store everything in a single long value: [4 bits: Type][20 bits: Year][4 bits: Month][5 bits: Day] [5 bits: Hour][6 bits: Minute][6 bits: Second][10 bits: Millis][4 bits…  ( 14 min )

A lightweight, modular portfolio built with Vite + React + TypeScript + Bun, designed to showcase projects, blogs, and achievements — built from scratch with simplicity and speed in mind. As developers, our portfolios are often the first impression we make — so I wanted mine to be clean, fast, and easy to maintain. I experimented with several static site tools before finding the perfect trio: Vite, React, and Bun. 👉 Live Demo: https://dainyjose.github.io/my-portfolio/ 👉 Source Code: https://github.com/dainyjose/my-portfolio Tool Purpose Vite Lightning-fast build tool with instant HMR React + TypeScript Component-based architecture with type safety Bun Fast JavaScript runtime & package manager CSS Modules Clean and scoped component styling GitHub Pages Simple and free stati…  ( 13 min )

Understanding the Issue In a Nuxt 3 application, plugins are used to extend the application by injecting functionalities such as services, utilities, or initializing features during app startup. When you have: Plugin for Task A: A plugin that performs a certain task asynchronously (e.g., fetching data, setting up configuration). Plugin for Task B: Another plugin that needs Task A to be fully completed before it runs. If there is no enforced order or dependency management between these two plugins, you face an issue: Plugin B might execute before Task A is finished. This can cause problems if Task B relies on some side effects, data, or setup done by Task A. This happens because Nuxt by default loads plugins based on their order in the directory or filename, but it does not wait for async…  ( 8 min )

Ever find yourself in a rabbit hole of curiosity, exploring obscure corners of the tech world? I recently stumbled upon something that made me stop and think: Visopsys, an operating system maintained by a single developer since 1997. Yeah, you read that right—one person has been tirelessly working on this project for over two decades. That’s pretty incredible if you ask me, and I couldn’t resist digging deeper. So, let’s get into it. Visopsys isn't your everyday run-of-the-mill OS. It’s more of a labor of love by a developer named Andrew McNaughton. When I first learned about it, I was blown away. Ever wondered why someone would dedicate their life to creating an OS? I mean, it’s not like there’s a shortage of options out there, right? But here’s the thing: Visopsys is an experiment in el…  ( 9 min )

AI in Branding: How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping the Identities of Tomorrow Branding has always been about emotion, perception, and storytelling. But in today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s also about precision—knowing what your audience feels, needs, and values at every moment. That’s where artificial intelligence (AI) comes in. AI is not only reshaping how brands present themselves but also how they listen, learn, and evolve. From design to customer engagement and analytics, AI is redefining branding as a living, data-driven ecosystem. In traditional branding, decisions often relied on intuition and creative vision. Now, AI provides the data to back those instincts with measurable insight. By analyzing consumer behavior, sentiment, and competitive trends, AI helps brands understa…  ( 8 min )

What I learnt Today 1.How to write clean and modular code. On what I learnt Today Modularity is the process of breaking a large program into small parts. Each small part(sub-program) performs a certain action. Modularity in this case will be achieved by using functions. As we had said earlier each function performs a certain function. Writing clean and modular code is advaisable since its easy to maintain. Resources I used Python refresher series by Bonaventure Ogeto Github for documentation of my python learning journey by pushing to public repo python-concepts. What's Next I'll do the final week project. A CLI To-Do list application  ( 6 min )

At Fotify, we manage thousands of real-time photo uploads and live event interactions every week. Behind the scenes, all that speed and reliability comes down to how we handle our background jobs — and Redis + BullMQ running on Hetzner Cloud plays a big role in that. In this post, I’ll share how we set up our queue system, the lessons learned, and a few tips for keeping it scalable and efficient. When guests upload photos during an event, each upload triggers multiple asynchronous tasks: Image optimization and metadata extraction Upload to Cloudflare R2 for storage AI-based content filtering Push notifications for real-time photo walls Doing all that directly in the request cycle would slow down the user experience. So, we moved those tasks into background queues. Our setup is simple and b…  ( 11 min )

Email marketing remains one of the most effective digital marketing channels, consistently driving higher ROI than most other forms of online advertising. Yet as inboxes grow crowded and consumer attention spans shrink, marketers face a growing challenge—how to stand out, connect, and convert. Enter artificial intelligence (AI), the ultimate game-changer in modern email marketing. AI is transforming how brands communicate with audiences, enabling smarter targeting, hyper-personalization, and predictive optimization that drive real results. Traditional segmentation often relies on broad categories like age, location, or purchase history. AI takes segmentation much further by analyzing thousands of data points to identify micro-segments—specific groups of subscribers who share subtle behavio…  ( 8 min )

Meet InteractiveOmni: The AI That Can See, Hear, and Talk Like a Human Ever imagined a chatbot that can watch a video, listen to a song, and reply with its own voice? Scientists have built exactly that with InteractiveOmni, an open‑source AI that blends sight, sound, and speech into one friendly brain. This breakthrough means the tiny 4‑billion‑parameter version can perform like much larger rivals, keeping memory of earlier conversation turns and sounding almost human. InteractiveOmni opens the door to smarter, more intuitive gadgets that feel less like tools and more like true conversation partners. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: InteractiveOmni: A Unified Omni-modal Model for Audio-Visual Multi-turn Dialogue 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 16 min )

시작 나는 10년 넘게 안드로이드 앱만 개발해왔는데 Flutter 로 간단한 앱을 만들 일이 생겨 Flutter 작업을 처음 해 봤다. 작업을 시작할 때 안드로이드 개발과 익숙하지만, 그렇다고 Flutter의 관행을 벗어나지 않는 구성을 고민을 했었고, 어느정도 내 목표에 맞는 구성을 만들 수 있어 정리해본다. 물론 Flutter 를 진지하게 오래 해 온 분들이 봤을 땐 구식이거나 더 나은 대안이 있을 수 있겠으나, 안드로이드에 익숙한 개발자가 익숙한 방식으로 후딱 Flutter 에 뛰어들기엔 괜찮은 접근이 아닐까 싶다. 안드로이드 프로젝트도 구성이 굉장히 다양한데, 내가 염두에 둔 안드로이드 프로젝트 구성은 다음과 같다. DI - hilt 까진 안가더라도 Koin 정도는 될, 하여간 DI 는 있어야 한다. Koin 이 DI 가 맞냐, service locator 냐 하는 논쟁이 있는데, 하여간 필요한 컴포넌트를 주입받을 수 있는 도구가 필요하다. 싱글턴 이런거 말구. Retrofit - 다양한 API 호출을 해야 하는데, 일일이 http 호출 함수를 직접 호출하지 않고 인터페이스 등으로 호출 스펙을 정의해서 사용하고 싶다. JSON 객체 매퍼 : Kotlin Serialization 과 같은, JSON 과 객체 간 상호 매핑 도구를 이용한다. UI/로직 분리 + Single Ui State : UI 와 로직을 분리하고, 로직에서 단일 Ui State 를 View 쪽에 전달하면 View 는 이걸 가지고 그리는 역할만 한다. 이 때 안드로이드에서 익숙한 MVVM 이면 더 좋겠지만, 뭐가 되었건 상관…  ( 10 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Longlegs in 24 Minutes or Less,” where they roast Nicolas Cage’s wild performance and those truly outrageous legs. With Osgood Perkins’ new film Keeper on the horizon, they figured there’s no better time to revisit the madness. Hungry for more sinning? Hit up their website for extra channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast), fill out their playful poll, and consider supporting the team on Patreon. Don’t forget to stalk them on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Discord for all the latest snarky updates! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less dishes out CinemaSins’ trademark snark on a movie they still call one of the year’s best—perfectly spooky for Halloween, but with fun jabs at every little quirk. Craving more? Hit up cinemasins.com or their Linktree for YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins), Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, polls, Patreon, and even Jeremy’s book. Cheers to the writers (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel) for keeping the sin-count rolling! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

They’re launching a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, kicking off with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 classic. In true Caravan Of Garbage fashion, they celebrate Predator as the ultimate ’80s action-sci-fi cocktail—think top-notch direction, writing, creature design, mud, muscles, lasers, explosions and that famous invisibility gimmick. Alongside the video review, you can get early access, bonus podcasts, extended audio and gaming content via Big Sandwich, their YouTube and podcast feeds, plus merch and Patreon perks. Follow James (@mrsundaymovies) and Maso (@wikipediabrown) for more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 ditches Arnold’s jungle for a sweltering, crime-ridden L.A. and swaps Schwarzenegger for Danny Glover as the city faces a new, smarter Predator. It may lack some of the original’s jungle vibes, but throws in Gary Busey for extra chaos and ups the alien’s menace. Go in expecting a clone of the first film and you might be let down—go in ready for neon-lit streets, b-movie fun and a fresh spin on the hunt, and you’re in for a wild ride. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

What is cloud computing? Cloud computing refers to the on-demand delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics over the internet. It eliminates the need for businesses and individuals to own and manage physical infrastructure, offering a scalable, flexible, and cost-effective alternative. Users only pay for the resources they consume, enabling efficient resource utilization and cost savings. Cloud computing operates through a network, typically the internet, where users access shared resources hosted on remote servers managed by cloud providers. A central server facilitates communication between client devices and these servers, ensuring secure and seamless data exchange. Define virtualization? Virtualization in cloud computing is t…  ( 6 min )

What is cloud computing? Cloud computing refers to the on-demand delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics over the internet. It eliminates the need for businesses and individuals to own and manage physical infrastructure, offering a scalable, flexible, and cost-effective alternative. Users only pay for the resources they consume, enabling efficient resource utilization and cost savings. Cloud computing operates through a network, typically the internet, where users access shared resources hosted on remote servers managed by cloud providers. A central server facilitates communication between client devices and these servers, ensuring secure and seamless data exchange. Define virtualization? Virtualization in cloud computing is t…  ( 6 min )

What I did Today 1.Learnt about Python functions from 1st principles. On what I learnt today A functions is a block of statement that performs a certain actions. Functions bring modularity and reusability to our code. A function usually has a return statement.Optional but advisable to have a return statement in a function. A return statement allows us to reuse the function as the result / value is already stored. For a print statement once executed its not reusable whereas in return statement sends back the value so that it can be stored and reused Example in action: Resources I used What's Next Tomorrow I'll build a simple BMI calculator app but now impliment functions.  ( 6 min )

You can use this reference for using Embedded Resource Items of your project As Easy for example Me.RichRTextBox1.Text = EmbeddedResource.Document("Text1.txt") you can also use this reference for Bitmaps(Png,ico,jpg) and Audios(mp3,wav,...) or any Embedded Resource Items... https://github.com/vbloverprogrammer/EmbedRes  ( 6 min )

Solution code public class ReverseInteger { public int reverse(int x) { int min = Integer.MIN_VALUE; // -2,147,483,648 int max = Integer.MAX_VALUE; // 2,147,483,647 if (x == min || x == max) return 0; int reversed = 0; while (x != 0) { int lastDigit = x % 10; if (reversed > max/10) return 0; if (reversed < min/10) return 0; reversed = reversed * 10 + lastDigit; x = x / 10; System.out.println("lastDigit: " + lastDigit + ", reversed: " + reversed + ", x: " + x); } return reversed; } } import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test; import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*; public class ReverseIntegerTest { ReverseInteger reverseInteger = new ReverseInteger(); @Test void testPositiveNumber() { assertEquals(321, reverseInteger.reverse(123)); } @Test void testNegativeNumber() { assertEquals(-321, reverseInteger.reverse(-123)); } @Test void testNumberWithTrailingZeros() { assertEquals(21, reverseInteger.reverse(120)); } @Test void testPositiveLimit() { assertEquals(1463847412, reverseInteger.reverse(2147483641)); } @Test void testNegativeLimit() { assertEquals(-2147483641, reverseInteger.reverse(-1463847412)); } @Test void testOverflowPositive() { assertEquals(0, reverseInteger.reverse(1534236469)); // overflow int } @Test void testOverflowNegative() { assertEquals(0, reverseInteger.reverse(-2147483642)); } @Test void testOverflowPositiveLimit() { assertEquals(0, reverseInteger.reverse(2147483647)); } @Test void testOverflowNegativeLimit() { assertEquals(0, reverseInteger.reverse(-2147483648)); } @Test void testZero() { assertEquals(0, reverseInteger.reverse(0)); } }  ( 6 min )

👾History I have always been fascinated with cellular automaton, it’s so cool seeing how life can emerge from such simple rules. To give you a brief context, many people think Conway was the first person to coin this theory but it is not correct while Conway was the reason this branch got so famous but he was not the first. The idea of Cellular Automata first took birth around late 1950s inside the minds of Stanislaw Ulam and John von Neumann. While working together on a particular project both of these created the first automaton. It would be in the 1970s that mathematician John Conway would invent his now famous Game of Life. Alright, now that we know a bit of history let’s talk briefly talk about the game. It is a zero-player game meaning that its evolution is determined by its initia…  ( 14 min )

Most engineering leaders today feel the same tension: everyone talks about “AI in software delivery,” but few know where to start. Should you launch pilots? Train teams? Complement Jira or some other SDLC tools with some AI copilot plugins? Or just wait until the chaos settles? In reality, the first step is not about tools at all. It’s about clarity. Before jumping into models, prompts, or copilots, it’s critical to understand what kind of project is actually being transformed. Not every project needs the same approach. Step 1: Recognize What You’re Transforming Across multiple organizations, I’ve seen dozens of teams experimenting with AI in the SDLC. Some succeed, many stall. The difference usually comes down to one question: Are you improving how you deliver, or redefining what delivery…  ( 8 min )

This blog post explores the powerful macro system in Scala 3 through a practical example: a custom string interpolator that adds debug information to interpolated values. We'll break down the code and explain the concepts behind it, giving you the knowledge to create your own macros. Before we dissect the code, let's cover the basics. If macros sound intimidating, think of them as "meta-programming" tools that let your code think about itself. In Scala 3, macros use Tasty, Scala's internal representation (short for "Typed Abstract Syntax Trees"—a blueprint of your code that the compiler understands and manipulates). What are macros? Normal code runs when your program executes (runtime). Macro code runs during compilation (when Scala turns your .scala files into runnable bytecode). They can…  ( 10 min )

In the realm of modern C++ development, data persistence and runtime type safety are often treated as afterthoughts—until they become bottlenecks. With Smart_Store, these challenges are not only addressed but elegantly solved. This guide dives deep into the export/import API of Smart_Store, revealing how it empowers developers to serialize complex object graphs with precision, safety, and speed. Exporting and Importing: The Smart Way Key Highlights Format Flexibility: Supports JSON, XML, CSV, and Binary with embedded type metadata Thread Safety: Internal mutexes guard concurrent access Type-Safe Deserialization: Uses typeid to match runtime types Selective Export: Only properly registered items are serialized Custom Serialization: User-defined types must implement toJson() or equivalent Si…  ( 8 min )

CSSBattle’s Battle #37 – Height has officially wrapped up, and this round felt special. After four weeks, eight black-and-white themed challenges, and over a thousand players worldwide, I managed to finish at Rank #22 — up from Rank #45 in the previous battle. It’s not just a number; it’s proof that consistent, focused practice pays off. This time, I took a more analytical and minimal approach. Instead of jumping straight into shapes, I spent more time understanding layouts — how the reference was built, where symmetry existed, and how it could be reused. Every target became a small puzzle in efficiency. Here’s what made the difference: Refactoring over restarting: I stopped rewriting solutions and started refining them for brevity after hitting 100%. Creative CSS tricks: border, box…  ( 7 min )

GlyphCatalog is going live on Product Hunt — a big step toward putting this project in front of a wider audience of designers, developers, and curious minds who love clean, useful tools. This isn’t just another update — it’s the moment where GlyphCatalog moves from being “a side project” to something ready to be discovered, used, and shared by the world. GlyphCatalog started as a simple, structured database of Unicode symbols — cleanly organized by category and format. It helps users quickly find symbol details like: Unicode, HTML, ALT, and HEX codes Copy-ready formats Categorized and referenced listings Whether you’re designing an interface, coding an app, or just exploring typography, GlyphCatalog keeps symbol data accessible and beautiful. Product Hunt is a space where ideas meet visibi…  ( 7 min )

Hey dev community! 👋 Today, let's dive into a specific feature of the low-code development platform Uniface: the lineartime data type. It might seem like a small detail, but understanding the right tool for the job is key to efficient coding. So, what is it and when should you use it? lineartime\? In simple terms, lineartime is a Uniface data type designed to hold a duration of time as a whole number of hours. Think of it as a simple hour counter. 🔢 It's an integer that can hold a value from 0 to 24. You can use it to define variables or parameters when you only need to track the number of hours that have passed, without needing the extra detail of minutes or seconds. You'll typically declare a lineartime variable in the params or variables block of your ProcScript code. The real power…  ( 7 min )

Hello, fellow developers! 👋 Today, we're diving into a niche but powerful feature in the Uniface development world: the lineardatetime data type. If you've ever found date and time calculations a bit tricky, this might be the solution you're looking for. Just a heads-up: This post was drafted with the assistance of an AI to ensure clarity and provide helpful examples. lineardatetime\? 🤔 In simple terms, lineardatetime is a special Uniface data type that stores both a date and a time as a single number. This number represents the total number of days from a starting point, where hours, minutes, and seconds are stored as fractions of a day. Think of it like this: 1.0 represents a full day. 0.5 represents half a day (12 hours or noon). 0.25 represents a quarter of a day (6 hours). T…  ( 7 min )

Hey everyone! 👋 If you're working with Rocket Uniface, you know it has some unique features and data types. Today, we're going to take a closer look at a very useful one: lineardate. Heads up! This post was created with the help of an AI to break down the Uniface documentation into a simpler format. The information has been verified against the official 10.4 docs. lineardate? ✨ In simple terms, a lineardate is just a whole number (an integer) that represents a number of days. That's it! It doesn't store a specific date like '2025-11-02', but rather a quantity of days, like '45 days'. Here are the key facts: It's an integer. It can hold a value from 0 up to 3,652,425. That's enough to cover a span of 10,000 years! It only stores whole days. You can't have half a day or any hours/mi…  ( 7 min )

Hey everyone! 👋 If you're working with Uniface, you'll eventually need to handle images. Whether it's a user's profile picture or a product photo, knowing the right way to store and manage this data is key. Let's dive into one of Uniface's fundamental data types for this job: image. Just a quick note: This blog post was put together with the help of an AI assistant to break down the official Uniface documentation into a more digestible format. 🤖 image Data Type? In simple terms, the image data type in Uniface is a container for binary data. While its name suggests it's only for pictures, it's really about holding any kind of binary information. Think of it as a special box for data that isn't simple text or numbers. You would typically use it to handle images from various sources, such…  ( 7 min )

If you're working with #uniface, you've probably come across the handle data type. At first, it might seem a bit abstract. What is it? Why do we need it? Let's break it down in simple terms. (Disclaimer: This post was created with the assistance of an AI to help explain the official Uniface documentation in simpler terms. All concepts are based on the Uniface 10.4 documentation.) handle? 🧐 Think of a handle as a reference or a pointer to something else in your application. It doesn't hold the object itself, but it holds the unique address of that object, allowing you to interact with it. It’s like having a remote control for your TV; the remote isn't the TV, but it lets you control it. In Uniface, a handle can refer to one of the following: A component instance An entity within a co…  ( 7 min )

(Quick note: This post was created with the help of an AI to explain the official Uniface documentation in a simple way.) Hey everyone! 👋 If you work with Rocket Uniface, you know it's a powerful platform for building enterprise applications. Today, we're going to zoom in on a fundamental building block: the float data type. Understanding it well can save you from some headaches down the road. In simple terms, a float is a data type used to store numbers that have a decimal point. Think of prices, measurements, or scientific calculations. Unlike an integer (which holds whole numbers), a float can handle numbers like 123.45 or -0.00789. You'll declare float variables inside a variables block or as parameters in a params block in your ProcScript code. The syntax is straightforward. Here’s a…  ( 7 min )

Hey everyone! 👋 If you're working with the Uniface platform, you know that handling dates and times is a fundamental task. Today, let's take a closer look at a key data type for this job: datetime. Quick note: This blog post was created with the help of an AI to explain the official Uniface 10.4 documentation in a simple way. datetime? 🤔 In Uniface, datetime is a special data type designed to hold both a date and a time in a single variable. It follows a very specific internal format: ccyymmddhhnnsstt Let's break that down: cc: century yy: year mm: month dd: day hh: hour nn: minute ss: second tt: hundredths of a second You can use this data type when you define variables in your ProcScript code, or even when modeling fields in your application components. datetime Vari…  ( 7 min )

Hey everyone! 👋 If you're working with the low-code platform Uniface, you know that handling data correctly is super important. Today, we're going to look at one of the most basic building blocks: the date data type in Uniface 10.4. Full disclosure: This post was created with the help of an AI to explain the official documentation in simple terms. date Data Type? 🤔 In Uniface, the date data type isn't just any date. It's a special data type that stores a date as a sequence of numbers in a very specific format: ccyymmdd. cc: Century yy: Year mm: Month dd: Day So, for example, Christmas Day 2025 would be stored as the number 20251225. It's a simple, number-based representation without any dashes or slashes. You'll most often use the date type when you define variables or paramete…  ( 7 min )

As a passionate Web Developer specializing in backend development, I've spent countless hours exploring and implementing high-performance, reliable, and scalable APIs. Over the years, one of the most exciting trends I’ve followed is the rising popularity of Rust and Go as foundational languages for backend systems. These languages have transformed the way developers approach server-side logic, offering efficiency, safety, and concurrency capabilities that were previously hard to achieve with traditional languages. In this post, I want to share my experiences and insights into working with backend systems built using Rust and Go, highlighting some of the interesting projects I've come across—like the hypothetical 'fastjson-api' and 'rust-cache-server'—and discussing how these languages are …  ( 8 min )

FlashWorld: Turning a Single Photo into a 3‑D World in Seconds Ever imagined snapping a picture and instantly stepping inside it? FlashWorld makes that magic real. Scientists found that this breakthrough not only speeds up creation but also keeps the visual quality high, making immersive experiences more accessible than ever. Imagine the possibilities when every simple sketch can become a living scene—your imagination is the only limit. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: FlashWorld: High-quality 3D Scene Generation within Seconds 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 16 min )

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the endless maze of AI tools, courses, frameworks and research papers scattered across the internet, you're not alone. I've spent months curating what might be the most comprehensive AI resource collection on GitHub: Ultimate AI Resources The AI landscape is exploding. Every day brings new LLMs, frameworks, tools, and "must-read" papers. For developers, researchers, and AI enthusiasts, finding quality resources has become harder than learning AI itself. Think of this as your AI Swiss Army knife. Whether you're a complete beginner or building production ML systems, you'll find what you need: Curated courses from Stanford's CS229 to Fast.ai's practical deep learning. No fluff — just the paths that actually work. From PyTorch and TensorFlow to cutting-edge t…  ( 7 min )

If you love using WSL2 for development but also need Android Studio on Windows — this guide is for you. This setup runs Flutter (via FVM) natively inside WSL2, while all Android tools (SDK, Studio, emulators) stay on Windows. After a lot of trial and error, I documented this configuration that works perfectly — Flutter builds, devices connect, and Gradle behaves nicely. We’ll be combining the best of both worlds: WSL2 (Ubuntu) → Flutter, FVM, Java, Gradle Windows → Android Studio, Android SDK, emulators Wrapper scripts → To bridge WSL2 and Windows SDK tools seamlessly ⚙️ Environment Configuration (~/.bashrc) Android SDK (on Windows) Your Android SDK lives here: /mnt/c/Users//AppData/Local/Android/Sdk Set the following environment va…  ( 8 min )

I took on Carlisle GC’s head pro in a £1,000 match play challenge at his own course, backed by Titleist, who are also pitching in to support Carlisle’s junior section. Huge shoutout to Nicky and everyone at the club for making it such a memorable day on this classic British layout. Want the scoop on my kit and threads? Hit up Finch Golf Media’s link for discounts, and check out Titleist and Carlisle GC’s websites for all the details. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

As AI features continue to evolve, Microsoft Recall stands out as one of the more ambitious attempts to turn your PC into a searchable digital memory bank. Announced for Windows 11’s Copilot+ machines, Recall promises to capture what you’ve seen, helping you find files, web pages, and apps you forgot by letting you “search your screen history”. But is it actually worth using in 2025? Let’s break down the pros, cons, and whether it fits your workflow. Search your past activity seen (not just what you saved) using semantic search. That’s a genuine productivity boost for users who often struggle to find lost docs or screenshots. Built into Windows & local by default Security architecture improvements Timeline & context recall What’s Holding It Back Hardware & availabilit…  ( 7 min )

You've spent months, maybe years, building a solid product. The code is clean, the architecture is scalable, and the features are killer. You launch your marketing, and the sign-ups start trickling in. But then you look closer. The inbox is filled with students, hobbyists, and leads from industries you can't even serve. It's a classic problem, but for developers, it's particularly frustrating. We build precise systems, yet the input is total chaos. The solution isn't to just "do more marketing." The solution is to treat your lead generation process like any other system you'd build: define its parameters, measure its performance, and continuously optimize it. Forget vague marketing speak. Let's debug your user acquisition funnel and engineer a system that attracts high-quality B2B leads.…  ( 10 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less is a whirlwind CinemaSins take on Nicolas Cage’s bonkers performance in Longlegs, dropped just as Osgood Perkins gears up for Keeper. They also plug their main site, Linktree, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), a community poll, and Patreon support. The video was penned by Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—find them on Twitter and Instagram—plus join the conversation on Discord, Reddit and TikTok for more hilariously stingy movie critiques. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins drops a Halloween special by playfully ripping into one of this year’s best genre movies. Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel rack up their signature “sins,” blending witty nitpicks and pop-culture digs while still reminding you why this flick rules. For the full sin tally and more behind-the-scenes banter, head to cinemasins.com or linktr.ee/cinemasins. You can also join the conversation on Discord and Reddit, fill out a quick (and sinful) poll, and support the small team on Patreon. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Review This take on the 1990 sequel to Predator embraces its gritty L.A. setting and swaps Schwarzenegger and the jungle for Danny Glover, a city in the grip of a heat-and-crime wave, and an even more ruthless alien hunter. It may not have the same jungle thrills or Arnie one-liners, but with Gary Busey on board and plenty of gore, it’s a fun ride if you’re up for something different. Brought to you by The Weekly Planet’s Caravan of Garbage series, the review is packed with their usual banter. For extended audio, bonus podcasts, commentaries, and more, head over to bigsandwich.co or hit up their socials and Patreon. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

✨ From PR Panic to Code Confidence My first serious job was on a big e-commerce project. And then came my first pull request. It felt like stepping into a storm I wasn’t prepared for. They commented on everything. everything — naming, logic, imports, formatting, architecture, readability. if statements. Even spaces. We didn’t have automatic linting. But we had strict conventions — rules for everything: how to name services, write functions, organize files, and think through logic. At the time, it felt brutal. Looking back? Every PR felt like a test. Sometimes like a failure. It was hard not to take it personally. My experienced teammates would leave dozens of comments. No line was safe. But over time, I realized — they weren’t trying to break me. They were trying to build me. It wasn’t a…  ( 7 min )

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has created unprecedented ethical challenges that demand immediate attention. As AI systems become more sophisticated and widespread, several critical flashpoints have emerged that threaten to reshape society in fundamental ways. From autonomous weapons systems being tested in active conflicts to AI-generated content flooding information ecosystems, these challenges represent more than technical problems—they are defining tests of how humanity will govern its most powerful technologies. Six Critical Flashpoints Threatening Society Military Misuse: Autonomous weapons systems in active deployment Employment Displacement: AI as workforce replacement, not augmentation Deepfakes: Synthetic media undermining visual truth Information Integrity:…  ( 29 min )

Every coder has that one day when nothing works and the console turns bright red. That was me too. I remember sitting in front of my laptop, watching endless error messages appear, wondering if maybe coding just wasn’t for me. But slowly, one bug at a time, I began to understand that those “failures” were actually little teachers hiding behind red text. Each error shaped how I think, how I stay calm, and how I solve problems. Today, I want to share the first five coding errors that helped me grow into a more confident developer and taught me valuable lessons about patience, logic, and persistence. My first coding error was the simplest one, and yet it felt like a disaster. I had written my first JavaScript function and proudly hit “Run,” only to be greeted with: Uncaught SyntaxError: Une…  ( 9 min )

Objective I was evaluating whether PHP or Node.js would be the better choice for developing REST APIs. In recent times, there’s been a noticeable industry shift toward Node.js for developing REST APIs, while PHP is rarely mentioned — although many CMS platforms and web applications still rely on PHP. Before choosing the right server-side scripting technology, I wanted to check how efficiently each one handles HTTP requests. So, I decided to measure their real-world performance under load. The goal was to find how Traditional PHP (with Apache), Modern Laravel Octane, and Node.js (with NestJS) behave under concurrent traffic. But before diving into the results, let’s first understand how each of them processes requests. Traditional PHP runs in a request-per-process model. mod_php module. entire runtime and application state are re-initialized for every request Laravel Octane introduces a persistent application server that keeps the Laravel app in memory between requests. It uses *RoadRunner *(or Swoole) as the server, drastically reducing startup cost per request. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model. event loop to handle thousands of concurrent connections efficiently without creating a new process per request. API Endpoint: Get User Data(10 records) Concurrent Users: 50 (VUs) Duration: 10 seconds Load Test Tool: k6 (Grafana) Framework / Stack Requests Count Mean Duration (ms) P95 (ms) P99 (ms) Mean RPS Max RPS PHP + Apache 107 6096.39 15197.79 15548.40 6.68 8.0 Laravel Octane (RoadRunner) 2311 217.91 288.76 729.08 231.1 247.67 NestJS (Node.js) 5237 95.67 130.04 402.85 585.33 247.67 In short — if performance and scalability are your goals, Node.js (NestJS) leads the pack  ( 7 min )

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) offers a powerful, managed environment for running containerized applications at scale. In this guide, we'll walk through the essential commands to provision a GKE cluster, deploy a simple web application, expose it to the internet, and clean up; all in less than an hour! We'll be using Cloud Shell for all our commands, as it comes pre-installed with the necessary tools: gcloud for managing Google Cloud resources and kubectl for interacting with the Kubernetes cluster. To make subsequent commands shorter, we'll configure a default region and zone. # Set the default compute region gcloud config set compute/region us-east4 # Set the default compute zone (this will be where the cluster nodes live) gcloud config set compute/zone us-east4-a A GKE cluster is mad…  ( 8 min )

Level Up Your Code: How AI is Changing the Development Game Feeling like you're drowning in lines of code? Spending hours debugging only to find a single misplaced semicolon? Coding can be tough, but what if there was a smarter way? The good news is there is! Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing software development, offering powerful tools to boost productivity and make coding more accessible than ever before. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just learning the ropes, AI-powered development tools can significantly impact your workflow. Here's why you should care: Increased Speed: AI can automate repetitive tasks, freeing you up to focus on the creative and strategic aspects of development. Imagine spending less time on boilerplate code and more time designing awesome feature…  ( 8 min )

How a simple authentication refactor taught me that AI assistants are great at code, but need human guidance for architectural decisions This article is based on my experience refactoring the authentication system in the heyradcode/do-not-stop project. I had a shared authentication package (@do-not-stop/shared-auth) that was being used by both my frontend (React web) and mobile (React Native) apps. Interestingly, this package was originally created by my AI assistant during a "vibe coding" session - I was just going with the flow and letting it build the structure. The code had some duplication - both projects were manually wiring up the same hooks and API clients. Simple task: consolidate the duplicated code. When I asked my AI assistant to consolidate, it immediately jumped to a factory …  ( 8 min )

How I Built an AI-Powered Virtual Nail Art Try-On Platform with 600+ Designs In this deep dive, I'll walk you through the entire architecture, tech stack decisions, and implementation details of NailArt AI — a platform that lets users try on nail art designs virtually using AI. Introduction The Problem We're Solving Tech Stack & Why We Chose Each Technology Architecture Overview AI Integration: Google Gemini Database Design: Supabase PostgreSQL Storage Architecture: Dual-Layer Strategy Performance Optimizations SEO Implementation Virtual Try-On Feature Admin Dashboard & Content Management Challenges We Faced & Solutions What's Next NailArt AI is a comprehensive AI-powered platform that combines image generation, virtual try-on capabilities, and an extensive gallery system. The app allows…  ( 22 min )

Learn how I made software feel fast even on an extremely slow 1KB/s network. I share practical strategies for optimizing frontend, API calls, and data handling. 📹 Real Vessel Network Test Recorded on a vessel (using VSAT) while testing the real network speed for an old project (~1KB/s) The network was extremely slow, and even small amounts of data took a long time to load. At this speed, the system I built for normal internet could not work properly: Frontend loaded very slowly. API requests took a long time or sometimes failed. User interactions felt unresponsive and laggy. Most parts of the system assumed a normal network speed. I realized I needed to think carefully about how the frontend requests data and how the API responds, so the system could still feel usable even at 1 KB/s.…  ( 15 min )

Since my first post on dev.to last week, I've had time to take a deeper look at how BOCS could work for reactive and dynamic simulations. This goes past its previous applications in narrative games, applying the same principles and code, just in a different environment. So how does the Behaviour and Module pattern work in simulations? Like in narrative games, BOCS for simulations focuses around Behaviours. Each entity or object in the simulation contains a number of Behaviours that define how it, well, behaves. These Behaviours are then acted upon by external systems through an interface (the Modules that each Behaviour implements). For a more detailed breakdown of how BOCS works in general, check out my first article introducing BOCS. Let's take a look at some use cases / example objects …  ( 14 min )

Agentic orchestration coordinates autonomous AI agents to execute complex workflows reliably and at scale. By design, it merges orchestration, governance, and decision-making into a single execution layer. It is transforming how enterprises build automation and mixed workforce systems. As organizations adopt agentic AI, integration gaps cause most projects to stall. However, the problem rarely lies with the models themselves. Instead, fragile processes, poor data quality, and missing governance break execution. Therefore, agentic orchestration matters because it enforces controls and measures outcomes. Orchestration ensures each AI agent acts within policy and logs every decision. Moreover, it ties outputs to business KPIs and audit trails. As a result, teams can trust AI-driven automation…  ( 15 min )

The Deprecation Notice If you're using New Relic's newrelic_nrql_drop_rule resource in Terraform, you've likely seen the deprecation warning at the resource page: these resources will be deprecated on January 6th, 2026. This gives us still some months to migrate to the new newrelic_pipeline_cloud_rule resource. If you want to check the NR official announcement, it's here) In this quick article (which I wrote while multitasking preparing some burnt ends for the lunch!), I'll walk you through a real-world migration scenario, showing how we moved from the legacy drop rules to the new pipeline cloud rules while maintaining the same data filtering functionality. Understanding the Change Our Legacy Setup The New Pipeline Cloud Rules Migration Strategy Implementation Examples Testing and Valida…  ( 13 min )

If you're already comfortable with React and looking to level up, React 19 brings some really smart new features and improvements. In this post we’ll cover six of the most useful ones — each with a “before” (React 18 or earlier) and an “after” (React 19) snippet so you can see how things have changed. Previously, forwarding refs in functional components required React.forwardRef and a little boilerplate. React 19 lets you pass ref directly as a normal prop in many cases. Before (React 18) import React, { forwardRef } from 'react'; const MyInput = forwardRef((props, ref) => { return ; }); export default function Parent() { const inputRef = React.useRef(); return ; } After (React 19) function MyInput({…  ( 8 min )

HTML Selects Are Actually Styleable Now Saleh Mubashar ・ Nov 1 #css #webdev #html #frontend  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins tackles Sinners in their trademark “everything wrong with” style, clocking in under 15 minutes. Despite calling it one of the best genre movies ever, they’re here to rack up sins, poke fun, and celebrate Halloween with witty commentary on every plot twist and trope. Beyond the video, they’re shilling their whole ecosystem—website deep dives, YouTube channels like TVSins and CommercialSins, social polls, Patreon support, Discord, Reddit, and a crew of writers you can follow on Twitter and Instagram. Consider yourself sinfully hooked. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage TL;DR Over the next four weeks the Caravan of Garbage crew dives into the first four Predator movies, kicking off with the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. They hail Predator as the quintessential ’80s action-sci-fi masterpiece—perfect direction, writing, cast, creature design, mud, muscles, lasers, explosions and invisibility all rolled into one glorious package. For more carnage and commentary, they’re serving bonus podcasts, extended audio edits, movie commentaries and let’s-plays over at bigsandwich.co, plus all the usual YouTube, Patreon, merch and social-media plugs to keep you in the loop. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Introduction to Dijkstra's Algorithm In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, efficient pathfinding algorithms are crucial for applications ranging from autonomous navigation to network routing. Among these, Dijkstra's Algorithm shines as a pioneering method for finding the shortest path between nodes in a weighted graph. Conceived by Edsger W. Dijkstra in 1956, this algorithm has transcended decades, powering modern systems with its elegant approach to optimization. The Essence of Dijkstra's Algorithm At its core, Dijkstra's Algorithm systematically explores the graph, expanding outward from a source node, always choosing the path with the smallest cumulative weight. This greedy strategy ensures that once a node's shortest path is determined, it remains optimal. Data Structures Power…  ( 9 min )

I think I just solved a problem nobody else cared to fix. I’ve been using a Mac for years and got used to everything just working the way I like it. But at work, I have to use Windows. Add to that the fact that I live in Germany, so the provided hardware has a QWERTZ layout plus all the umlauts: Ä, Ö, Ü, and the Sharp S or ß. Add to that the fact that I have to write a lot in Romanian, with its own set of diacritics: Ă, Â, Î, Ș, Ț, and you can imagine how messy keyboard shortcuts and special characters can get. After 12 years of doing this balancing act, as a software developer and technical writer, I finally found a setup that fixes it all. It’s the perfect mix of AutoHotkey and the Logitech MX Keys Mini (German layout), Mac, and PC special keys. Before we go any further, let’s settle on…  ( 9 min )

This blog post is a different kind. It's a deep dive explanation of how Open Deep Research works under the hood and which design patterns are applied to make it one of the best open source deep research agents. How is this post different from other resources? The LangChain GitHub repo and blog posts provide only high-level explanations of how things work. LangSmith and LangGraph Studio don't expose all the details—it's difficult to capture the state at each step and the dynamic invocation of the graph. Therefore, it's hard to understand the full picture at each step of execution. A solid grasp of reflection agents, tool-use design patterns, and basic recursion is required to fully understand the process. This is a long post by design, so brace yourself. We'll start by aligning on the high-…  ( 12 min )

The Challenge: Measuring Performance Impact of Major Changes When our team decided to overhaul both our website's frontend interface and Content Management System (CMS), we faced a critical question: How would we measure the performance impact of these changes? Google's Lighthouse is an excellent tool for performance auditing. You run it, get your scores, and see what needs improvement. But here's the problem: Lighthouse gives you a snapshot, not a story. When you're planning major changes like a complete CMS migration or frontend redesign, you need more than point-in-time measurements. You need: Historical data to establish baseline performance Trend analysis to spot gradual improvements or regressions Before-and-after comparisons that show real impact Long-term monitoring to catch seas…  ( 10 min )

I am always fascinated by how open source grows into a full community from small PR requests, issue raises, eventually becoming something big.The number of people/developers who benefit from open source initiatives is significant. What makes open source truly beautiful is the community it has, with a vast variety of minds and different approaches to solving issues. We can gain valuable insights and programming practices from these contributors. So, being the curious cat I am, I wanted that feeling—the feeling of building a community and learning as I go. I started brainstorming on what to solve, whether I should start big or small, and what tech stack to use. Basically, I was daydreaming about the moments where I'd be maintaining tons of PRs and issues. Then came a perfect idea—whenever I’…  ( 8 min )

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I'm a student developer working on an AI chat application (LittleAIBox) based on Gemini API. I ran into reliability issues with API key management—keys expiring, rate limiting, and various failure modes. Instead of basic API rotation, I ended up building a comprehensive API key pool system with health checks, circuit breakers, and automatic degradation. Here's how I approached it and what I learned. My project is an AI chat application based on the Gemini API, where users can upload PPT, PDF, Word documents for RAG conversations. However, during actual development, I encountered several headaches: API Key Failures: User API keys may expire, get rate-limited, or encounter various error conditions Service Interruptions: Once a key fails, the entire service goes down, resulting in poor user e…  ( 10 min )

Zapier vs Gumloop is a decision many teams face as they design AI-first workflows. Choosing the right automation platform shapes productivity, security, and long-term cost. In this guide, we compare integrations, AI capabilities, pricing, and enterprise readiness. Zapier offers a vast catalog and proven uptime, while Gumloop focuses on AI-first nodes. Therefore, organizations must weigh scale against specialized AI features and developer flexibility. We look at real metrics, like task volume, app connectors, and compliance. For example, Zapier connects with thousands of apps and reports high uptime. By contrast, Gumloop launched in 2023 and centers on built-in AI actions. However, Gumloop can handle complex image and video analysis through AI nodes. This article guides technical leads and …  ( 13 min )

Quantum-Resistant Federated Learning with Homomorphic Encryption for Medical Imaging Diagnostics It was during a late-night research session, poring over medical imaging datasets while simultaneously studying quantum computing vulnerabilities, that I had my breakthrough moment. I was working with a hospital research team that needed to train AI models across multiple institutions without sharing sensitive patient data. While exploring various privacy-preserving techniques, I discovered a critical gap: most existing federated learning approaches were vulnerable to future quantum attacks. This realization sparked my deep dive into combining quantum-resistant cryptography with federated learning for medical imaging applications. During my investigation of medical AI systems, I found that he…  ( 12 min )

Introduction Passwords are the digital keys 🔑 that protect user accounts and sensitive information. Unfortunately, many security breaches happen not because the hackers are genuises, but because the developers stored the passwords incorrectly in the database. If an attacker ever gains access to your database, you want them to find useless gibberish, not the real passwords. Secure password storage ensures that even in a breach, the attacker gets nothing valuable. In this article, we will discuss the several techniques which can be used for storing passwords in a database. Storing passwords as plain text means saving them exactly as the users type them. Example: username | password --------- | -------- ravi | 123456 neha | 123456 This is a complete disaster! 😱 all the user ac…  ( 8 min )

Introduction deep AI integration, a fresh visual overhaul and improved ecosystem links, this update has landed just as users expect their devices to do more than just run apps. It’s trending because it signals a shift from hardware specs to software intelligence. OnePlus phone owners worldwide will feel the change, and even non-owners should take note—this shows where mobile OS development is headed. Background & Context OxygenOS 15, and now the spotlight is on its next phase. Rumours and leaks for OxygenOS 16 teased major UI changes and cohesive AI tools, which ignited conversations across tech forums and social media. The momentum grew as Android 16 became the base platform, giving OnePlus the chance to bring noticeable differentiation via software. Key Facts / What Happened AI-powered w…  ( 8 min )

📊 A containerized statistics toolkit that runs Rust + Python microservices behind a Node backend and React frontend. 🧠 Built with TypeScript, Axum, FastAPI, and Docker Compose. 💾 Repo: https://github.com/swallace100/stats-utility-app Data analysis usually involves juggling multiple tools, such as Pandas for stats, R for tests, and Matplotlib for plots. I wanted something simpler, so I made a single, containerized app where I could upload a CSV with numeric data and get common summary stats with plots. The Stats Utility App is a lightweight, polyglot toolkit that runs four services: React (frontend) Node.js (backend) Rust (stats engine) Python (plot server) The app runs completely in Docker and the backend orchestrates all cross-service communication. In this post, I’ll show how it…  ( 8 min )

New AI Tool Lets You Seamlessly Fill Gaps Between Video Clips Ever wished you could magically smooth out the jump between two video shots? Scientists have created a breakthrough called MultiCOIN that does exactly that—turning choppy transitions into fluid motion with just a few clicks. This discovery opens the door to more dynamic, personalized visual stories, letting imagination flow as smoothly as the videos themselves. Imagine the possibilities when every moment can be perfectly stitched together—your next masterpiece is just a few taps away. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: MultiCOIN: Multi-Modal COntrollable Video INbetweening 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 16 min )

Getting a "free painting quote" is easy. Understanding what it really means is the hard part. The cheapest quote is seldom the best value, and it's often the one with the most hidden costs. As a painting contractor, I'm providing this advice (based on the user's memory of what a quote should be): always demand a highly itemized quote. Here’s how to analyze it like a pro. The "Lump Sum" Quote If your quote is just one number (e.g., "Paint exterior of house: $10,000"), throw it in the bin. This is a sign of an amateur. It gives them total control to cut corners on materials or labor to protect their profit. What a Professional Quote MUST Include: A Clear Breakdown by Area: The quote should include separate line items for each part of the job (e.g., "Exterior Walls," "Fascia & Soffits," "Windows & Doors," "Roof"). A Detailed "Scope of Work" for Preparation: This is where the corners are cut. Your quote must state, in writing, what preparation is included. Look for key phrases like: ◦ "High-pressure wash all surfaces" Specific Materials: The quote should specify the brand and product (e.g., "Resene Lumbersider") and the number of coats (e.g., "Two topcoats"). If not, the contractor can use a cheap, watered-down trade paint. Clear Exclusions: A good quote is also clear about what is not included (e.g., "Does not include painting of interior garage" or "Significant timber replacement to be quoted separately"). A detailed, itemized quote is your single greatest tool. It's not just a price; it's a contract that outlines the exact standard of work you are paying for. When you're ready for a transparent, free painting quote in Rotorua that is fully itemized, you know who to call.  ( 7 min )

There’s something strange about rhythm, Today, I stopped trying to fix everything at once. Sometimes, structure doesn’t come from work, it comes from resting long enough for patterns to reveal themselves.  ( 6 min )

While ChatGPT is now the household name for Large Language Models (LLMs), the technology wasn't born in a vacuum with its late-2022 debut. Depending on how you define an LLM, we already had models like GPT-1, GPT-2, GPT-3, and PaLM. If we don't strictly limit ourselves to Decoder-Only architectures, the family tree grows even larger, including foundational models like BERT, XLNet, and T5. A Quick Note: Technically speaking, ChatGPT isn't the model itself. It's the service developed by OpenAI that leverages their LLM family. The initial viral 2022 release used GPT-3.5, while today's ChatGPT often uses GPT-5 and other diverse LLMs. So, why did ChatGPT become the global phenomenon that it is? There are many contributing factors, but one of the most crucial is the introduction of Reinforcement…  ( 18 min )

WTF is this: Unraveling the Mystery of Inverse Reinforcement Learning Ah, the joys of trying to decipher the latest tech buzzwords. Today, we're tackling a doozy: Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL). Don't worry, it's not as complicated as it sounds – but it's definitely as cool as it sounds. So, buckle up and let's dive into the world of IRL! What is Inverse Reinforcement Learning? Imagine you're trying to teach a robot to make the perfect cup of coffee. You could program it with a set of rules, like "heat the water to 200 degrees" and "add exactly 2.5 teaspoons of coffee." But, let's be real, that's not how humans learn. We learn by observing, imitating, and getting feedback from others. That's basically what Inverse Reinforcement Learning is – a way for machines to learn from humans by…  ( 10 min )

Built Datapizza-AI in PHP on 2011 Raspberry Pi (256MB RAM) — Zero GPU I ported Datapizza-AI from Python to PHP to explore edge AI on ultra-constrained hardware. This runs on a 2011 Raspberry Pi Model B with only 256MB of RAM. Ultra-constrained hardware (256MB RAM, 700MHz CPU) Zero heavy dependencies — just curl + OpenAI API No local ML models, no GPU Fully functional AI agents using ReAct pattern with: Tool-calling and reasoning Multi-model support (OpenAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Anthropic, Kimi) Vector search with JSON-based storage Full streaming support Proves that intelligent API architecture beats raw compute. You don't need expensive hardware when you design systems API-first. 📦 GitHub: https://github.com/paolomulas/datapizza-ai-php 📝 Full Technical Breakdown: https://medium.com/@paolomulas_29555/the-smallest-ai-lab-in-the-world-built-with-php-and-a-raspberry-pi-6decc45639e6 ReAct agents with tool-calling Vector search with JSON persistence Streaming responses Modern PHP 7.x+ code Framework-agnostic ~150 lines to get started Curious if anyone else is doing edge AI experiments on legacy hardware! Happy to discuss implementation details.  ( 6 min )

(Heads-up! This post was crafted with the help of an AI to break down the official documentation into a more digestible format. 🤖) If you're working with Uniface, you know that managing your development environment and repository is key. One powerful tool in your arsenal is the $ude("import") function. But what does it do, and how can you use it effectively? Let's break it down in simple terms! Think of $ude("import") as a special tool for developers. Its main job is to import development objects (like components, entities, and other definitions) from an XML file directly into your Uniface Repository. ⚠️ Crucial Point: This function is for importing development artifacts, not regular application data (like customer lists or product info). For application data, you should use functions lik…  ( 8 min )

Hey fellow developers! 👋 If you've ever worked with a large-scale Uniface application, you know that managing all the different parts for deployment can be a challenge. Making sure you've packed every component, entity, and menu can feel like a treasure hunt. Today, we're looking at a powerful built-in function that makes this process a breeze: $ude("getReferenceList"). Quick note: This post was put together with the help of an AI assistant to break down the official documentation into a more digestible format. In simple terms, $ude("getReferenceList") is a function in Uniface that automatically discovers all the dependencies for a given application object. Think of it as a smart scanner. You point it at a component, and it creates a complete list of every other resource that component ne…  ( 7 min )

Disclaimer: This post was drafted with the assistance of an AI to help structure and simplify the official documentation for a broader audience. If you're working with Uniface, you know it's a powerful low-code platform for building enterprise applications. But how do you manage your development objects—like components, entities, and libraries—in an automated way? This is where the $ude("export") function comes in, and it's a game-changer for backups, version control, and CI/CD pipelines. 🔧 Let's dive into how you can use this function to export your development objects from the Uniface Repository into clean XML files. In simple terms, $ude("export") is a built-in Uniface ProcScript function that lets you programmatically export the definitions of your development objects. Instead of manu…  ( 8 min )

(A quick note: This blog post was drafted with the help of an AI assistant based on the official Uniface 10.4 documentation to ensure clarity and provide helpful examples.) Ever found yourself writing Uniface ProcScript and wondering, "Does this compiled component even exist before I try to call it?" 🤔 We've all been there. Trying to access a resource that isn't there can lead to annoying runtime errors. Luckily, Uniface provides a handy tool to prevent this: the $ude("exist") function. This guide will simply break down what it is, how to use it, and why it's a great tool for your developer toolbox. 🛠️ In short, $ude("exist") is a built-in function that checks if a specific Uniface resource is available. Think of it as a little detective 🕵️‍♀️ that you can send out to see if a file or o…  ( 7 min )

AI browsers promise smarter surfing, but at what cost to privacy, control, and trust? AI browsers like OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity Comment can read, decide, and act for you. They’re the future of browsing, but also a new frontier of risk. Here’s what makes them powerful, and why we should stay cautious. They don’t just show web pages anymore, they understand, summarize, and even act. They can book meetings, write emails, or pull data across platforms, all on your behalf. Sounds like the future, right? But here’s the catch, the same intelligence that makes them revolutionary could also make them dangerous. Traditional browsers displayed information. AI browsers interpret your intent and take autonomous actions. That subtle shift changes everything. Now, attackers don’t need to hack you, t…  ( 7 min )

📝 Note: This blog post was created with the assistance of AI technology. If you work with Uniface 10.4, you might encounter situations where your application needs to communicate with components that don't use Unicode. This is where $sys_charset comes in handy! 💡 Think of $sys_charset as a translator setting. It tells Uniface which character set to use when talking to components like C libraries or older systems that aren't Unicode-based. This ensures your text displays correctly across different systems and languages. Using $sys_charset is straightforward. You can both set it and read its current value: $sys\_charset = "UTF8" MyVariable = $sys\_charset When you read $sys_charset, it returns either the value you set or the default character set chosen during Uniface installation. Unifa…  ( 7 min )

This is part 3 of this series. Previous: Part 2: Implementing Logging The github repository is here. In Part 1, we set up our Rust project with Axum, configured environment-based settings, and created a basic error handling system. Add the following dependencies to the project. cargo add sqlx -F "runtime-tokio-rustls, postgres, macros, uuid, chrono" cargo add uuid -F "serde,v4" cargo add chrono -F serde cargo add redis -F tokio-comp cargo add argon2 cargo add jsonwebtoken -F rust_crypto Then install sqlx-cli using cargo i.e. cargo install --locked sqlx-cli or cargo binstall sqlx-cli. We will use Docker to spin up these containers quickly. To get started, create a compose.yaml file in the root directory of the project and add configure it as follows. services: postgres: image: postgr…  ( 11 min )

Note: This blog post was created with the assistance of AI technology. If you work with Uniface 10.4, you might have come across the $syntax function. This powerful tool helps you match text patterns in your applications. Let me show you how it works in simple terms! 💡 The $syntax function converts a regular string into a special pattern string. Think of it like creating a template that other strings can match against. This is super useful when you need to check if user input follows a specific format. $syntax(String, SyntaxMode) String: The text you want to convert SyntaxMode: How the matching should work (optional) Uniface offers four different modes to control how pattern matching works: This mode treats special characters like #, *, &, @ as pattern codes. $syntax("D&G") This cre…  ( 7 min )

I went head-to-head with the head pro at his home course, Carlisle GC, in a £1,000 match sponsored by Titleist—who, as a bonus, are also backing the club’s junior section off the back of this showdown. Huge thanks to Nicky and everyone at Carlisle GC for hosting, and if you want the lowdown on the course or fancy a discount on my gear and kit, check the links! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Note: This blog post was created with AI assistance. 🤖 If you're working with Uniface 10.4, you might have encountered situations where you need to retrieve specific data from your database. Today, we'll look at a powerful function called $subsetreturn that helps you work more efficiently with entity data. In simple terms, $subsetreturn is a function that returns only the most recently retrieved occurrences of an entity. Normally, when you work with entity parameters in Uniface operations, you get all occurrences. But sometimes, you only want the data you just fetched from the database. Think of it like this: imagine you have a huge filing cabinet with customer records. Usually, when you ask for customer files, you get the entire drawer. But with $subsetreturn, you only get the specific f…  ( 7 min )

What's Changing and Why It Matters for You If you're a Warp user, you've probably seen the recent announcement about pricing changes. Let's cut through the confusion and understand exactly what's happening, why Warp made these changes, and most importantly, what it means for your wallet and workflow. Warp is moving away from their three-tiered system of Pro, Turbo, and Lightspeed plans to a single, simpler model called Build. This isn't just a rebrand—it's a fundamental shift in how you'll pay for Warp's AI features. The new Build plan costs $20 per month and includes 1,500 AI credits. But here's where it gets interesting: instead of losing unused credits at the end of each month, you can now purchase additional "Reload Credits" that roll over for a full year. Warp identified three crit…  ( 13 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less,” roasting Nicolas Cage’s over-the-top turn and getting us hyped for Osgood Perkins’ next flick, Keeper. They’ve also got the usual plug for linktr.ee/cinemasins (all their newest updates), a sinful poll to learn about you, a Patreon for the die-hards, plus Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and more to keep the CinemaSins party rolling. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less Cinemasins dives into Sinners, one of this year’s biggest genre hits, and gleefully racks up sins in a bite-sized roast—Halloween style. Expect rapid-fire jokes, signature nitpicks, and plenty of “but this movie rules” vibes as they tear through every cinematic misstep. Beyond the sins, you’re invited to explore the Cinemasins universe—from their main site and patreon to Discord, Reddit, Twitter and TikTok—where you can meet the writers, cast your sinful vote, and join a community that lives for movie-poking fun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator flicks, starting with the 1987 Schwarzenegger classic. This review hails Predator as the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mashup—think gnarly creature design, laser blasts, mud-caked muscles and all the invisibility carnage you could ask for. For more behind-the-scenes chatter, extended audio, bonus podcasts and merch, swing by bigsandwich.co, hit up The Weekly Planet on Apple Podcasts or YouTube, and join the fun on Twitter, Patreon and Teepublic. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage review Predator 2 slides into 1990s L.A. with Danny Glover chasing a hotter, nastier alien amid a crime- and heat-wave—no Schwarzenegger or jungle, but a fresh Predator and a surprise Gary Busey turn make it a fun detour if you’re not expecting a carbon copy of the original. Catch the full Caravan of Garbage breakdown at bigsandwich.co, dive into the extended audio on YouTube, follow James and Maso on Twitter, and don’t forget to subscribe, support on Patreon, or grab some merch! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Welcome to part three of "Zero to SaaS in 14 Days," my real-world series where I build, launch, and document a SaaS product in just two weeks. In part one, I created a Subscription Tracker, and in part two, a Job Application Tracker. Now, I'm excited to share ReviewMaster AI, an app that makes managing customer reviews easier and smarter. It uses AI to suggest replies you can quickly edit and helps you keep track of reviews that need your attention. Whether on your laptop or phone, it looks great and works smoothly. If you've ever wished for a reliable sidekick to handle your reviews, let me show you how this app works. Picture this: you're swamped, but the reviews keep rolling in. An AI drafts replies for you, but you still want to add your personal touch. That's exactly the sweet spot Re…  ( 11 min )

🌟 I Finally Understood This Magic CSS Snippet I used to drop this snippet into every project: body { min-height: 100vh; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } It always centered my content perfectly — both vertically and horizontally — So I finally decided to dig in. This snippet centers whatever is inside the both *vertically and horizontally * in the viewport. min-height: 100vh; The vh unit stands for viewport height, where 100vh equals 100% of the browser window’s height. This line ensures that even if the content is small, the element always stretches to fill the full height of the viewport, making vertical cantering possible. display: flex; This is the magic switch that turns the into a flex container. flex items, which can be positioned and aligned easily using Flexbox properties. Why is making the a flex container so important? By default, the uses the block layout model — elements simply stack one below another. Flexbox fixes all that. It gives you clean, predictable control over alignment and spacing. Once is a flex container, these two properties do the heavy lifting: justify-content: center; → centres items horizontally. align-items: center; → centres items vertically. Together, they place your content exactly in the middle of the viewport — with no hacks, no guesswork.  ( 7 min )

In the previous article, we used PostgreSQL's built-in full-text search feature to enable post searching in our forum. Next, we'll continue to enrich our site's functionality by adding support for uploading images in posts. The process for uploading images is as follows: The user selects an image file and submits it. After FastAPI receives the data, it forwards the image file to a dedicated object storage service, such as S3. Why not store it directly on the server? While this is convenient, it has several problems: You need to maintain persistent storage for the images. This means ensuring that image files are not lost every time you deploy the application. Serving images from the server will consume the server's expensive bandwidth and computing resources. Handling this with object sto…  ( 10 min )

Java String codePointCount() Explained: Taming Emojis & Complex Text Alright, let's talk about one of those Java topics that seems simple until it isn't. You're building a cool app, maybe a social media feed or a chat application. Everything is working perfectly until... someone uses an emoji. 😬 Suddenly, your character counter is off. Your string splitting logic is creating gibberish. That "face with tears of joy" emoji (😂) is being counted as two characters instead of one. What gives? Welcome to the wild world of Unicode, and the reason Java's String.codePointCount() method is an absolute lifesaver. If you've ever been bitten by the "emoji bug" or worked with any non-basic Latin text, this post is for you. We're not just going to glance at the syntax; we're going to dive deep into th…  ( 11 min )

📂 Exploring Next.js 16 File System Conventions I recently started playing with Next.js 16 experimental features, especially the new file-system conventions. At first glance, it might seem like a small shift — but once you dive in, you realize how much cleaner the developer experience has become. app/ directory The entire app now lives under app/, including routes, layouts, loading, and API endpoints. app/ ├─ layout.tsx ├─ page.tsx ├─ api/ │ ├─ users/ │ │ └─ route.ts ` No more pages/api. Everything feels connected and much easier to reason about. You can mix server and client components in the same directory. The compiler figures it out automatically based on context — finally, no more “use client” chaos everywhere. route.config.ts Every segment can now have its own small configuration file: ts ` That means cleaner routing rules without global clutter. Next.js 16 feels like what we’ve been waiting for since the App Router arrived. consistent and predictable. I wrote a deeper breakdown on my blog if you want full examples and structure visuals 👇 ganeshtidake.site/blog/nextjs-16-file-system-conventions  ( 6 min )

I took on the head pro at Carlisle GC in a £1,000 winner-takes-all match, with huge thanks to Titleist for backing the series, supporting club pros across the British Isles—and even pitching in to fund Carlisle’s junior section thanks to this showdown. Big shoutout to Nicky and everyone at Carlisle GC for hosting, and be sure to check out Titleist for gear, Carlisle Golf Club’s website for course info, and my Linktree for all the kit details (including a discount!). Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

As a cybersecurity analyst and a weekend dev, I'm obsessed with automation. I love finding tedious, manual tasks and building tools to make them disappear. Recently, I've been focused on one of the most time consuming challenges for any business: understanding the competitive landscape. We've all been there spending hours, or even days, digging through search results, company websites, and news articles just to get a clear picture of who the key players are in a specific market. It's crucial work, but it's repetitive and slow. So, I asked myself: What if I could build an AI agent to do this for me? I've spent the few hours building the first version of this idea, and I'm excited to share a first look. The concept is simple. You provide a simple brief: a description of your business, your t…  ( 7 min )

Introduction Have you ever wanted to provide AI-powered services but found ChatGPT's $20/month subscription too expensive for casual users? I built a Telegram bot that offers GPT-5 access for just 1 Telegram Star per request - making AI accessible and affordable for everyone. In this article, I'll walk you through building a monetized AI chatbot using Telegram's native payment system (Telegram Stars), OpenAI's GPT-5 API, and Python. Try the bot: @ChatGPTTlgrmBot Source code: GitHub Repository The concept is simple but powerful: Pay-per-use model: 1 Telegram Star = 1 AI request No subscriptions: Users only pay for what they use Lower barrier to entry: Much cheaper than $20/month ChatGPT Plus Built-in payments: Telegram Stars integration means no external payment processors Python 3.7+ - …  ( 11 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest takedown of Nicolas Cage’s delightfully over-the-top performance in Longlegs—complete with every absurdity and “sin” you can spot in the film. With Osgood Perkins’ Keeper on the horizon, the team can’t resist looking back at Cage’s most outrageous moments and dissecting them with trademark wit. Swing by their website or Linktree for all the latest news, drop your thoughts in the sinful poll, and if you’re feeling generous, support the small but mighty CinemaSins crew on Patreon. You can also keep up with Jeremy, Chris, Aaron and the rest of the gang across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord and Reddit. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest Halloween special, playfully tearing into (and celebrating) one of the year’s best genre films. In under 15 minutes they rack up hilarious “sins,” shout “this movie rules!” and remind you they’ve got even more channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork) waiting for you. They’re also running a sinful poll, Patreon support, Discord invite, Reddit community and all the socials (Twitter, Insta, TikTok) so you can join the fun, follow the writers, grab Jeremy’s book and keep your sin-count up to date. Happy Halloween! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Over the next month the Weekly Planet crew kicks off a four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise, starting with John McTiernan’s 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. They hail Predator as the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mash-up—perfect direction, writing, cast chemistry, creature design, mud, muscles, lasers, explosions and that iconic cloaking tech all rolled into one cheeky “Caravan of Garbage” review. Hungry for more? Swing by bigsandwich.co for early vids, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and game let’s-plays, or catch their Extended Audio Edition on YouTube. You can also follow James, Maso and the editing squad on Twitter, subscribe on iTunes/Acappst, support on Patreon or deck out your gear with Weekly Planet merch. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Predator 2’s 1990 follow-up ditches Arnold and the jungle for Danny Glover in a crime-plagued, heat-baked L.A., pitting him against an upgraded, more ruthless Predator. Though it swaps primal dread for urban grit and even throws in a fun Gary Busey cameo, it’s a blast if you’re not expecting a shot-for-shot repeat of the original. Caravan of Garbage’s review highlights how the film leans into its new setting and cast to carve out its own cult-classic groove, inviting viewers to embrace this wild, metropolitan twist on the Predator mythos. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

NeuroLeveL – A Smarter Discord XP System, Inspired by Perceptrons Unknownerror-404 ・ Jul 18 #javascript #machinelearning #discord #opensource  ( 6 min )

If you're building server-side applications in .NET and want a framework that’s fast, flexible, and developer-friendly — meet LuciferCore. LuciferCore is a powerful .NET library designed for building high-performance servers, managing sessions, and streamlining development workflows. Paired with Lucifer.CLI, it offers a complete toolkit for bootstrapping and managing your projects with ease. What Is LuciferCore? Fast and reliable server setup Session management out of the box. A clean CLI to scaffold templates and manage resources. Simple integration with dotnet workflows. Whether you're building a console-based host or a scalable backend service, LuciferCore gives you the tools to get started quickly — and stay productive. Quick Installation dotnet add package LuciferCore Install the CLI globally: dotnet tool install --global Lucifer.CLI CLI Commands You’ll Actually Use lucifer init Generate templates: lucifer create Server lucifer create Session lucifer create Handler Update all components: lucifer update --all Clear generated files: lucifer clear --all Quick Example using LuciferCore.Main; using static LuciferCore.Core.Simulation; GetModel().Run(); Define interactive console commands: [ConsoleCommand("/start host", "Start host")]. [ConsoleCommand("/stop host", "Stop host")]. [ConsoleCommand("/restart host", "Restart host")]. [ConsoleCommand("/start service", "Start services")]. [ConsoleCommand("/stop service", "Stop services")]. [ConsoleCommand("/restart service", "Restart services")]. Then run your app: dotnet run NuGet Packages LuciferCore Lucifer.CLI Final Thought A Personal Note Contact GitHub: thuangf45 Email: kingnemacc@gmail.com NuGet: LuciferCore on NuGet  ( 7 min )

How to Update Gemini CLI to the Latest Version Vladislav Guzey ・ Nov 2 #gemini #ai #google #programming  ( 5 min )

The Gemini CLI is an open-source command-line tool that brings the power of Gemini (by Google) to your terminal. Keeping it up to date means you’ll get the latest features, fixes, and better performance. In this simple tutorial, I'm going to show how to update your Gemini CLI to the latest version. Follow these simple steps depending on how you installed it. Open your terminal and type: gemini --version If you installed the CLI globally using npm, run: npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@latest Or you can use: npm update -g @google/gemini-cli If you run the CLI directly via npx, you don’t need to update manually. Just run: npx https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli After updating, run the command below to be sure you’re on the new version. gemini --version Then test a simple command like: gemini --help Updating the Gemini CLI is quick and keeps your tools sharp. The key steps: check version, update via npm (or use npx), and verify the update. For more in-depth details and tutorials about Gemini please check these links: Gemini CLI + MCP: Complete Install in Minutes Official GitHub repo: google-gemini/gemini-cli Official docs: Gemini CLI Documentation on Google Cloud  ( 6 min )

Go 1.25+ added a new method to the sync package that removes common boilerplate: the WaitGroup.Go() method. If you've used wg.Add(1), go func(), and defer wg.Done() hundreds of times, this one's for you. Here's how we launch concurrent goroutines: package main import ( "fmt" "sync" ) func main() { var wg sync.WaitGroup list1 := []int{10, 20, 30, 40} list2 := []int{1, 10, 20, 30, 40} l1 := []int{-1, 4, 5, 6} l2 := []int{4, 5, 6} wg.Add(1) go func() { defer wg.Done() solution(list2, list1) }() wg.Add(1) go func() { defer wg.Done() solution(l2, l1) }() wg.Wait() } func solution(x, y []int) { var uniqueIdx int for _, num1 := range x { uniqueIdx ^= num1 } for _, num2 := range y…  ( 7 min )

## What is a GIL (Global Interpreter Lock) As the name suggests, the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) is an interpreter-level mutually exclusive lock. What does that mean 😬? It means that in a Python process, only one thread can execute Python bytecode at any given time. In other words, two threads cannot execute Python code simultaneously within the same process. So, if the GIL is an interpreter-level lock, can we say that we’ll never face race conditions in a multithreading environment 🤔? As GIL is taking care of and not letting more than one thread run at the same time. The answer is no. Refer to the following code for an explanation. import threading counter = 0 def increment_counter(): global counter for _ in range(1_00_000): counter += 1 thread1 = threading.Thread…  ( 7 min )

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The Future of Work: Can Tech Giants Profit from AI Investments Without Replacing Human Labor? The world of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen tremendous growth in recent years, with tech giants investing heavily in research and development. However, according to Dr. Yann LeCun, often referred to as the "Godfather of AI," these investments may not yield significant profits unless human labor is eventually replaced. Tech giants have been pouring billions into AI research, aiming to develop machines that can learn, reason, and apply knowledge like humans. While this has led to impressive advancements in areas like natural language processing, computer vision, and machine learning, the industry still faces significant challenges before it can become profitable. Dr. LeCun's statement sugge…  ( 7 min )

Genesis Code: Seed-Based 3D World Cloning Tired of endlessly tweaking procedural generation algorithms? Imagine creating complex, perfectly consistent 3D environments from a single, simple seed value. Think of it as a digital fingerprint for an entire world, instantly reproducible and endlessly customizable. The key lies in geometrically-regularized world models. This advanced technique learns to create a compact, internal representation of a 3D space, ensuring that the 'shape' of the virtual environment is preserved in its encoded form. By enforcing geometric constraints during the model's training, we force it to capture the inherent relationships between points in the environment. Think of it like creating a digital clay model – preserving the relative distances between points is cruc…  ( 7 min )

🚀 Understanding DevOps: The Bridge Between Development and Operations In today’s fast-paced tech world, software development isn’t just about writing code — it’s about delivering it quickly, reliably, and continuously. That’s where DevOps comes in. DevOps isn’t a tool or a job title (though it’s often used that way). It’s a culture, a set of practices, and a mindset that brings developers and operations teams together to build, test, and release software faster and better. Let’s break it down 👇 The term DevOps combines two words: Dev → Developers who write code Ops → Operations who deploy and maintain that code Traditionally, these two teams worked separately: Developers built features and handed them off. Operations ensured the servers ran smoothly. This led to conflicts — developers …  ( 8 min )

Admin Management System - Complete Guide Production-ready admin management system where super admins can directly create, manage, and control admin permissions. Overview How Admin Creation Works Admin Roles & Permissions Architecture & Workflow API Endpoints Database Models Implementation Guide Security Best Practices Testing & Deployment Troubleshooting FAQ Production Readiness Verification Quick Reference Guide Implementation Checklist This guide covers the production-ready admin management system where super admins have full control to create, manage, and modify admin access. The system intelligently handles both new admin creation and seamless upgrading of existing users to admin roles. The admin creation endpoint is smart and flexible: If a user doesn't exist → creates new ADMIN use…  ( 43 min )

In our group project we had to play both architect and builder. First, we wrote a design document for another team to implement. That sounded simple until we realized we couldn’t test our ideas, so every class diagram, API, and edge case had to be crystal clear without code to prove it. Then we switched roles and implemented a different group’s design. That was tough in a new way: student-written specs can be incomplete, ambiguous, or optimistic, and we had to fill gaps, reconcile assumptions, and ask lots of clarifying questions. The experience taught us that good design is more than boxes and arrows. It’s concrete examples, clear contracts, traceable requirements, and empathy for the next team. When in doubt: over-communicate, add test cases, and document decisions.  ( 6 min )

Agentic AI: From Assistant to Autonomous Action Imagine software that thinks ahead, takes steps, and completes tasks without constant human instruction. Agentic AI describes systems built to set goals, plan steps, and act across tools and workflows. Because these systems do more than generate answers, they change how companies design processes and measure value. As a result, enterprises must rethink governance, data quality, and change management to capture real benefits. This article explains why agentic AI matters now. First, it shows how agentic orchestration can extend automation beyond scripts and rules. Next, it covers the non AI groundwork that makes agents reliable and safe. Finally, it offers practical steps to prepare teams, tools, and data so agentic automation delivers measur…  ( 15 min )

Today, businesses are moving to cloud computing to streamline operations, improve agility, and reduce costs. Cloud computing is a set of services delivered through three main models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). Each model gives you a different level of control and responsibility depending on your business. This article discusses all three cloud service models — their differences, benefits, and use cases — to help you better run your business operations and IT strategy. IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is a cloud computing model where you rent computing resources like servers, storage, and networking on-demand. For instance, you can rent a virtual data center instead of buying and maintaining your own physical equip…  ( 8 min )

The Beaches Bring Endless Summer Vibes to Tiny Desk Toronto’s all-star pop-rock crew rolled into NPR Music’s Tiny Desk with tracks from their sun-soaked 2025 album No Hard Feelings, proving it’s always summer somewhere. Kicking off with the irresistibly quotable “Blame Brett,” they cruised through five songs that blend new-wave hooks with queer-joy anthems and party-refusing energy. Jordan Miller’s powerhouse vocals shine on the slow-burn “Lesbian of the Year,” inspired by bandmate Leandra Earl’s coming-out story, while brooding bangers like “Can I Call You in the Morning?” and the epic closer “Last Girls at the Party” feel destined to be concert finales. Between Kylie Miller’s riffs, Leandra’s keys and melodica flourishes, and Eliza Enman McDaniel’s driving drums, The Beaches remind us why we need a little defiant joy all year long. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

How an Apparel Business Gets Built | Trap Draw, Ep 366 On this road-trip edition of Trap Draw, Neil and TC link up with Alex Holderness and John Bourne— the brains behind Holderness & Bourne—while cruising through Upstate New York. They unpack their backstories, the birth of their “side hustle” apparel line and how building that brand has echoed No Laying Up’s own journey. What started as a clip for a travel vid turned into the full-length interview because it’s just that good. Along the way, you’ll catch all the ways to support the Evans Scholars Foundation, shout-outs to sponsors, plus links to the No Laying Up newsletter, podcast and the exclusive Nest community. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I’ve always been fascinated by how cloud technology powers everything around us — from the apps we use daily to the platforms that connect the world. For a long time, I wanted to start a blog to document my tech journey, but I kept postponing it. Today, completing my first Azure Fundamentals module finally gave me the push I needed. This module helped me understand the core concepts of cloud computing, Azure’s architecture, and real-world use cases that make technology scalable and efficient. More than just learning about the cloud, it reminded me that every big journey starts with a small step — and this blog is that step for me. I’ll be sharing insights, reflections, and project experiences as I continue learning Azure, Web Development, and DSA, and as I build cool things with my coders club! Here’s to learning, growing, and inspiring others to start — no matter how small the step may seem. – Akshatha S  ( 6 min )

Cinema Sins dissects Nicolas Cage’s delightfully unhinged performance in Longlegs, counting up every hilarious misstep in under 24 minutes just ahead of Osgood Perkins’ upcoming Keeper. Expect sharp wit, absurd observations (yes, those legs really are that long), and a playful roasting of all things cinematic. Thirsting for more? Cruise over to their Linktree for the latest updates, join the Discord or Reddit communities, fill out their sinful poll, or back the team on Patreon. And don’t miss the writer squad on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok to keep your sin meter topped up. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Summary CinemaSins is back with “Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less,” playfully ripping into what they call one of the best genre films of the year—complete with their classic sin counter and a Halloween twist. They promise the usual mix of humor and nit-picking, all while cheering on a movie they actually love. They also drop a heap of links—to their main site, YouTube channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast), a sinful poll, Patreon, Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, plus writer credits and social handles—inviting fans to connect, vote, and support the team. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 shakes up the formula by swapping Arnold’s jungle for Danny Glover–led LA during a heat-wave crime spree and unleashing a beefier, more relentless Predator. It’s goofy, gritty fun—especially when Gary Busey shows up to steal every scene. The Caravan of Garbage crew breaks down what works and what misses, then points you to extended audio, bonus podcasts, merch and more if you’re hungry for extra banter. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Were you ever one of those nerdy kids who used Google Sheets to make graphs and stuff instead of creating a blocky, inaccurate mess of a bar graph in your presentation group project? Wanna do it again? Arrays are the most useful data structures in code for holding a lot of data. And I mean a LOT. It's your code, you can write 10,000 lines of pure arrays if you want to. But let's say you have never seen an array before, and have no idea what it does. What does it look like? Unlike most people would expect, arrays are actually variables. They're a special type of variable that can hold more than one value. A simple array would be something like; array = [0, 6, 2, 4] Each value in the array is one variable. Because variables can hold many data types, you could write an array like; array2 = ["Apples", 21, emotion, "Married"] Of course, if you have more data than just a few variables, things can get messy. We thought of that. There's more to arrays than just the one dimension. Yes, the array example was a 1-Dimensional array. This means there are 2-Dimensional arrays, as well as 3, 4, 27, and so on. And no, I will not type a 27-Dimensional array for your entertainment. array2d = [ [11, 12, 13, 14], [21, 22, 23, 24], [31, 32, 33, 34] ] array3d = [ [ [111, 112, 113, 114], [121, 122, 123, 124], [131, 132, 133, 134] ], [ [211, 212, 213, 214], [221, 222, 223, 224], [231, 232, 233, 234] ] ] You may ask. in order to pull values from an array, you have to type the value of each dimension like; array[2] // 6 array2d[2][3] // 32 array3d[2][3][1] // 132 When you would ever use these? Well, just like normal variables. Here are a few examples; if array2d[1][3] = 999 { draw_text(32, 32, "I did something!") } if 12 = 12 { show_message(array3d[4][1][2]) }  ( 7 min )

🚀 Introduction: The Power of IaC for Resilient Deployments Hook: Tired of manual deployments? Imagine your web app going down because a single server failed painful, avoidable, and common when infrastructure and configuration are done by hand. Introduce IaC: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) lets you describe infrastructure in declarative files you can version, test, and reuse. With IaC you get consistency, repeatability, speed, and fewer manual mistakes. Project Goal: This guide walks you through building a highly available (HA) Flask web application on AWS, fully automated using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Ansible for application configuration and deployment. Key Takeaways: After this guide you'll understand: How Terraform and Ansible complement each other. Basic HA desig…  ( 9 min )

This is an open-sourced custom prompt injection detection module, designed for deployment on AWS. I built this using personal time/personal money/personal laptop/personal AWS accounts, and it's not connected to my professional employment whatsoever. You might ask why I'd build this when AWS Bedrock's Guardrails feature offers prompt injection protection. There's a few reasons. Reason 1: Customization. You can customize Guardrails to a good extent, can tell it what keywords or topics to avoid. But you can't tell it what to expect. Reason 2: Freedom. With my own prompt injection detection module, I can easily swap Bedrock for something else. And I can do things the way I want them done. Reason 3: Learning. I'm going down an AI / ML / GenAI / LLM learning pathway. It's wild, and I love doing this stuff. The repo is MIT licensed, is Python based, has 146 passing unit tests. Is it perfect? Nope. Can you help make it better? Yup. Let me know what you think. https://github.com/wayneworkman/terraform-module-prompt-injection-detection  ( 6 min )

What is Lorem Ipsum? Why do we use it? Where does it come from? The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham. Where can I get some? There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable. If you are going to use a passage of Lorem Ipsum, you need to be sure there isn't anything embarrassing hidden in the middle of text. All the Lorem Ipsum generators on the Internet tend to repeat predefined chunks as necessary, making this the first true generator on the Internet. It uses a dictionary of over 200 Latin words, combined with a handful of model sentence structures, to generate Lorem Ipsum which looks reasonable. The generated Lorem Ipsum is therefore always free from repetition, injected humour, or non-characteristic words etc.  ( 7 min )

By Rajni Sharma AI Developer & Open-Source Enthusiast | November 2, 2025 Hey everyone, I'm Rajni Sharma — a full-stack AI dev who's been knee-deep in computer vision and web scraping for the past five years. I've built fraud detectors for banks and even a deepfake spotter that went viral on Hacker News. But nothing hits closer to home than tools for uncovering hidden online lives. Two years ago, I stumbled on CheatEye AI while debugging a personal project. It's a niche site launched in 2023, promising to scan dating apps for secret profiles. Sounds revolutionary, right? Wrong. Let's break it down — and I'll show you free (or cheap) alternatives that actually work, plus code to roll your own. CheatEye AI isn't hacking Tinder or Bumble. That's illegal and impossible without APIs. Instead, i…  ( 8 min )

Timothy stared at his screen, frustrated once again. He'd successfully made his book scanning system run multiple tasks concurrently, but now he had a different problem: chaos. "Margaret, look at this," Timothy said, pulling up his code. "I have ten scanner tasks running concurrently, but they're all trying to read from the same list of books. They're fighting over which book to scan next, some books get scanned twice, and sometimes the program just crashes." import asyncio import random books_to_scan = ["Book_1", "Book_2", "Book_3", "Book_4", "Book_5"] scanned_books = [] async def scanner(worker_id): """Scanner task that processes books""" while books_to_scan: # PROBLEM: Multiple tasks accessing shared state! book = books_to_scan.pop(0) # Race condition! …  ( 14 min )

Deep Dive into Google Cloud Tracing for Java: A Production-Ready Implementation Guide Distributed tracing has transformed from an operational luxury to a fundamental requirement for understanding production systems. Over the years, I've debugged countless incidents where proper trace instrumentation made the difference between resolving an issue in minutes versus hours of correlation work across fragmented logs. Google Cloud Trace, now deeply integrated with OpenTelemetry standards, has undergone significant evolution—particularly with the September 2025 introduction of the Telemetry API and the architectural improvements that followed. This article provides a comprehensive, production-ready guide to implementing Google Cloud Tracing in Java applications, incorporating the latest feature…  ( 18 min )

I needed a way to list who can access every shared file on my Google Drive. However, most scripts I found online were not working for me. So I opened Cursor and started building it myself. At first, I intended to publish the Apps Script as an add-on, but it turns out the script needs a restricted scope thus requiring a long review process. Finally I decided to publish the script for free, along with a Google Sheets Template. This is how you can list who has access to every shared file on your Google Drive: Copy the template (includes the script): Drive Audit Files Template. Open your copy and use the Drive Audit menu (as shown): Click Run Audit Now to start your first scan. If Authorization Required appears, click OK and proceed. Click Advanced (bottom-left), then Go to Clasp Drive Audit Add-on Click Select all to grant the requested permissions, then Continue. You’ll see the audit begin: The script will add Drive Audit and Audit Status sheets to your file. Review details in Drive Audit (sensitive info in the screenshot is redacted): Check progress/completion in Audit Status (e.g., running vs. done). You can check the full source code on my github. my blog  ( 6 min )

In the ever-evolving world of web development, staying ahead of the curve is a constant challenge. As new frameworks, libraries, and paradigms emerge, developers must decide which technologies will define the next generation of applications. One such shift has been the growing popularity of reactive programming. But what exactly does this mean for web development, and why is it becoming such a pivotal part of modern application architecture? Let’s dive into the world of reactive programming and explore why it's becoming the go-to choice for developers today. At its core, reactive programming is about handling data streams and the propagation of changes. Think of it like this: you have a flow of data coming into your app, and instead of manually managing updates whenever something changes, …  ( 9 min )

A Technical Post-Mortem on a Preventable Vulnerability In the fast-paced world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), protocols are built on a foundation of open-source code and immutable trust. But this code, no matter how innovative, is still written by humans. In July 2025, the Web3 community received a powerful reminder of this fact when GMX V1, one of the most popular perpetuals exchanges, was exploited in a sophisticated attack that drained $42 million from its vault. The surprise? The vulnerability wasn't a novel zero-day attack. It was an old, well-documented adversary: Reentrancy. In this technical deep dive, we will dissect the attack, identify the vulnerable code, explain how the attacker (later identified as a white-hat) exploited this flaw, and most importantly, discuss how it could…  ( 10 min )

Have you ever built a cool feature in Flutter and thought, “Other developers could really use this!”? That’s when it’s time to turn your code into a Flutter package and share it with the community. In this guide, I’ll walk you step-by-step through creating your own Flutter package and publishing it on pub.dev Step 1: Create a New Package Open your terminal and run: flutter create --template=package my_awesome_package This creates a folder named my_awesome_package with this structure: my_awesome_package/ ├── lib/ │ └── my_awesome_package. Dart ├── pubspec.yaml └── test/ Tip: flutter create --template=plugin my_awesome_plugin Step 2: Write Your Package Code Open the file lib/my_awesome_package.dart. library my_awesome_package; String capitalize(String text) { if (text.isEmpty) return…  ( 7 min )

En programacion muchas veces requerimos crear componentes (como funciones, clases o estructuras de datos) que realicen la misma lógica con diferentes tipos de datos. Por ejemplo: una funcion que invierte el orden de los elementos en un array. Esta funcion utiliza la misma logica para un array de numeros que para un array de textos o un array de objetos Si se define la funciona con tipos especificos (ej: number): function invertir(input: Array): Array { // ... Lógica de inversión } Esta función no puede ser reutilizada para Array. Tendrías que duplicar el código para cada tipo, lo que genera rigidez y mantenimiento complejo. Algunos lenguajes, como por ejemplo typescript, permiten el uso de los tipos comodin, estos serian una solucion. Solo que al utilizar un ti…  ( 7 min )

Building a Prompt Engineering Toolkit for Developers Jaideep Parashar ・ Nov 2 #webdev #promptengineering #ai #productivity  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage takes the hunt from the jungle to the neon-soaked streets of 1990s Los Angeles, swapping Schwarzenegger for Danny Glover as a city detective battling a deadlier new Predator amid a steamy crime wave. It even throws in a memorable Gary Busey turn for extra chaos. While it misses some of the original’s jungle grit, Predator 2 delivers a fun, fresh spin on the franchise—perfect if you’re up for urban warfare and don’t expect an exact replay of the first movie. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

From a bicycle to a rocket Over the past 50 years, general-purpose programming languages became more complex due to the constant influx of new features (some of which are great, while others are a "feature creep"). Just look at any major programming language in its early days, versus the latest incarnations. From a distance, it may look like you switched from riding a bicycle to flying a passenger jet with a few hundred knobs, buttons and readout consoles. Arguably, the language structure covers many more usage patterns, yields additional power, and safety has improved, but the complexity and the learning curve has increased too. While in the beginning there was lots of pitfalls due to the lack of features and safety, which would usually result in too many ways of doing the same thing, i…  ( 10 min )

Prompt engineering is no longer just a “writing skill”; it has become a core developer skill, especially for those building AI-powered products, automations, or internal tools. But to work efficiently, you need a proper toolkit just like developers use VS Code, Git, Postman, or Docker. Here’s the toolkit I recommend every developer build to level up their AI workflow. 1️⃣ Your Core Prompt Library (The Source of Truth) Most developers make the mistake of storing prompts in random notes. Your library should have: Role-based prompts (e.g., “Senior Dev Debugger”) Skill-specific prompts (e.g., Docker, APIs, Excel, Python) Reusable frameworks (COT, TREE, RECAP, RAG formats) Ideal Structure: /Prompt-Toolkit ├── Coding ├── Debugging ├── Documentation ├── Testing & QA ├── Refactoring └── Busi…  ( 9 min )

Sample Website Traffic Data Here is a sample dataset for demonstrating data analysis and visualization with Python. Date Visitors Signups Page Views 2025-10-01 154 22 430 2025-10-02 168 27 445 2025-10-03 190 19 480 2025-10-04 142 18 400 2025-10-05 175 25 455 Plot daily visitors and signups using Python (matplotlib/seaborn) Calculate average visitors per week Analyze correlation between visitors and signups Create tutorials about reading and visualizing CSV data Feel free to use this table as a foundation for your next technical blog post! [web:21][web:6]  ( 6 min )

The release of Angular 20 in May 2025 marked a significant turning point for the Google-developed framework, focusing heavily on performance, developer experience, and reactivity. This version stabilizes major, long-anticipated features and introduces enhancements that solidify Angular position as a powerful choice for building large-scale, high-performance web applications. Overall Features of Angular 20 Angular 20s feature set is centered around delivering a more streamlined, performant, and modern developer workflow. 🌟 Key New and Stabilized Features - Stabilized Signal APIs: - Enhanced Server-Side Rendering (SSR) with Incremental Hydration: - Template Enhancements: @for, and @switch blocks are now stable and are the preferred syntax over the older structural directives (*ngIf, ngFor). - New Template Operators: - Angular Material Updates: 🆚 Angular 20 vs. Angular 19: Major Differences Angular 20 is largely a maturation of the foundational work introduced in Angular 16-19, particularly around reactivity and component structure. The core difference is the shift from experimental and optional modern features (like Signals and Control Flow) to stable and default features, fundamentally changing how new Angular applications are structured and perform. 👍 Advantages and 👎 Disadvantages of Angular 20 ✅ Advantages - Significant Performance Boost: - Simplified Component Architecture: - Enhanced Debugging: ❌ Disadvantages - Learning Curve for Existing Developers: - Migration Complexity: - Ecosystem Catch-Up: - Steep Learning Curve for Newcomers (Initial): While the final result is simpler, a new developer still needs to grasp core Angular concepts like Components, Dependency Injection, and now the new Signals/Zoneless model, which can still feel more opinionated and complex than getting started with lighter frameworks.  ( 8 min )

Installing Ruby on Xubuntu (My Notes from The Odin Project) Before jumping into Ruby on Rails, we first need to set up Ruby itself. It sounds simple, but trust me — this step can get messy if you skip details. I went through this recently while following The Odin Project, and here’s a cleaner, beginner-friendly walkthrough based on my own experience. Rails runs on Ruby, so before creating your first app, you need the correct Ruby version and a version manager to switch between them easily. I’ll be using rbenv, which helps install and manage Ruby versions safely without touching system files. Always start fresh! Open your terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T on Xubuntu) and update existing packages: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade This ensures your system’s libraries are current. Ruby need…  ( 7 min )

Table of Contents 1. Intro 2. Prerequisites 3. What We’re Building This Week 4. Creating Our Folder and File Structure 5. Why Multiple .tf Files 6. Step by Step Implementation a) providers.tf b) resource-group.tf c) virtual-network.tf d) virtual-machine.tf 7. Deploying to Azure 8. What We’ll Improve Next Week 9. Wrap-Up 1. Intro Welcome to Week 1 of my new Terraform Basics series. When you’re used to clicking through Azure Portal, the idea of spinning up infrastructure through code can feel strange. But once you see how clean, repeatable, and scalable it is, there’s no going back. Terraform makes that transition smooth: you describe your setup in plain text, and Terraform builds it exactly the same way every single time. 2. Prerequisites If you’d like to follow along, here’s what you’ll ne…  ( 8 min )

(And Why I Don’t Regret Paying for a Single One) Freelancing in tech is exciting—but it’s also chaotic. Between managing clients, writing clean code, building personal projects, and trying to market yourself, there’s a constant tug-of-war between creativity, productivity, and sanity. I’ve been freelancing as a software developer for the last few years, and 2025 has been the first year where I feel like my workflow finally clicked. Why? Because I invested in the right paid tools — not fancy gadgets or luxury software, but subscriptions that actually make me better at what I do. Here are the 7 paid subscriptions I actively use (and renew every year) that help me code smarter, brand myself professionally, and stay financially stable as a solo dev. Zoviz – My One-Stop Branding & Design Compani…  ( 10 min )

SoybeenAdmin is a dashboard template built with Vue 3, Pinia, and TypeScript. With 13.3k stars and 2.3k forks, it is a popular project. I fixed a bug where the scrollbar color didn't switch to light when dark mode was enabled. The fix for Firefox and Chrome involved updating the CSS property scrollbar-color, but this property doesn’t apply to Safari. Safari doesn't support this property, yet I found several websites that displayed different color scrollbars while dark mode was active. The solution for Safari is the color-scheme property. This property informs Safari that the element is dark, allowing it to use a light color scrollbar by default. Although this issue wasn’t difficult, I initially had no idea what was causing it. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari each support different CSS properties, which made it challenging for me to get into frontend development. After checking line by line on MDN, I discovered stylelint. I believe this CSS linter can help alleviate my headaches in the frontend projects I'm involved in.  ( 6 min )

Industry Trends & Resource Demands OpenAI's rapid growth exemplifies the robust expansion of the AI sector, with significant revenue forecast signaling strong market confidence. This growth is mirrored by continued, substantial investment from big tech companies, underscoring intense competition and the high resource demands of advanced AI development. However, this expansion brings challenges, notably rising energy costs impacting AI operations and data centers, while Microsoft's CEO notes AI's role in workforce dynamics. Concurrently, China's new analog chip signals a potential shift in the global hardware race essential for sustaining AI's computational needs. Recent innovations highlight AI's growing practical utility and advanced capabilities, moving beyond theoretical applications. A notable example involved an AI chatbot effectively cutting a hospital bill significantly by identifying billing errors, demonstrating tangible consumer benefits. Furthermore, AI researchers successfully embodied a large language model into a robot, showcasing progress in integrating sophisticated language understanding with physical interaction. As AI technologies advance, particularly toward agentic intelligence, discussions around comprehensive governance and ethical frameworks intensify. The development of an AI artificial personhood framework is being explored to address the complex challenges posed by increasingly autonomous AI systems. This initiative aims to establish guidelines for managing advanced AI entities and their societal impact.  ( 6 min )

AI Inference: The Silent Budget Killer (and How to Stop It) You've built an amazing AI model. Training was tough, but you nailed it. Now comes the real shock: deploying and running that model in production. The ongoing cost of inference – actually using the model to generate predictions – can quickly balloon, turning your AI dream into a financial nightmare. The core problem is that inference isn't free. Every prediction requires computational resources, and with large language models (LLMs), this cost can be significant. We can consider the entire inference process as a compute-driven activity that produces predictions as its output. Think of it like this: your AI model is a high-performance sports car. Training is buying the car. Inference is the cost of gas, tires, and maintenance eve…  ( 7 min )

In the tech world on November 1st, artificial intelligence continued to dominate the conversation, with hardware giants forging ambitious partnerships and software innovators pushing creative boundaries. But beneath the excitement, sobering realities emerged: skyrocketing energy demands for AI infrastructure are testing global grids, while regulatory deadlines loomed for cybersecurity compliance. It was a day that underscored the sector's relentless pace equal parts promise and peril as companies raced to capitalize on AI's momentum amid mounting operational challenges. Nvidia, the undisputed king of AI chips, took a significant step deeper into Asia's manufacturing heartland today with a landmark deal alongside Samsung Electronics. The two companies announced plans to construct a sprawlin…  ( 10 min )

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Timothy stared at his screen, frustrated. The library's new automated inventory system needed to check the status of books across three different sources: the main catalog, the reserve collection, and the inter-library loan system. He'd written async functions for each source, but his code was taking forever to run. "Margaret, I don't understand," Timothy said, pulling up his code. "I'm using async/await, but it's still running everything sequentially. It's taking just as long as synchronous code!" import asyncio import time async def check_main_catalog(): """Check main catalog - takes 2 seconds""" print(" Checking main catalog...") await asyncio.sleep(2) return {"main": 1247} async def check_reserves(): """Check reserve collection - takes 2 seconds""" print(" C…  ( 17 min )

🚀 What Problem Are We Solving? (The Loop) Imagine you are traveling through a sequence of steps (like nodes in a linked list, or numbers from a math formula). Eventually, you might enter a loop, where the steps just repeat forever. The sequence looks like the Greek letter "Rho" : it has a straight Tail leading into a repeating Cycle (Loop). Our goal is simple: Find the length of the repeating Cycle (lambda) and the length of the Tail (k) as quickly as possible. Concept What it is Example Tail (k) The steps before the cycle starts. 1, 2, 3 (3 steps) Cycle (lambda) The sequence that repeats infinitely. 4, 5, 6 (3 steps) Full Sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 6, ... Brent's Algorithm is a clever way to find this loop. Unlike other methods that crawl slowly, Brent's…  ( 9 min )

For Project 2, I worked on the SearchList, mainly the RangeTracker, SearchList, and SearchListFactory classes. I also wrote and ran my assigned JUnit tests (T1, T15, T16, T27–T29). Most of my time went into getting everything to build and run smoothly while keeping my branch (ayaanBranch) synced with main. There were a few bumps along the way. At one point a leftover HashMap file randomly came back into the repo, which I had to delete again. I also had to restore Node and NodeFactory from origin/main so everything matched up. After that, my build and tests passed fine on my end, though two shared tests in the main SearchListTest file were still failing. Those weren’t mine, so I didn’t touch them and just made sure my new test files worked. Cristian led the team while the rest of us worked on our sections. We used our Teams Chat to coordinate, but since we were implementing another team’s design, a few unclear spots in their documentation slowed things down. That part made it trickier since everyone’s work depended on each other lining up correctly. Overall, I learned a lot about syncing branches, fixing merge issues, and running Gradle builds properly. If I could change anything, I’d make my UML diagram a little more detailed so the connections between classes were clearer. Everything I worked on built and passed locally before I pushed my final commits and opened my pull request.  ( 6 min )

AndesVL: AI That Fits Right Inside Your Pocket Ever imagined your phone could see and think like a mini‑computer brain? Scientists have created a new AI called AndesVL that does exactly that—running powerful visual‑language tasks straight on your mobile device. first‑tier performance on everything from answering questions about photos to solving math puzzles on the screen. AndesVL’s breakthrough opens the door for smarter camera apps, on‑device translators, and even safer AR experiences for everyone. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: AndesVL Technical Report: An Efficient Mobile-side Multimodal Large LanguageModel 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 16 min )

MemeExplorer Sinatra App — Developer Takeaways This file summarizes my major learnings and insights while building the MemeExplorer Sinatra app. It reflects both technical growth and system-level thinking. Key Learnings: Structured complex logic inside a class-based Sinatra app (MemeExplorer < Sinatra::Base). Integrated Puma for concurrency, handling multiple simultaneous requests efficiently. Used middleware (Rack::Attack) for rate-limiting and API protection. Takeaway: I treated Sinatra like Rails — modular, configurable, and production-aware — a sign of senior-level backend thinking. Key Learnings: Used Redis for caching and throttling, SQLite for persistence. Handled Redis connection errors gracefully with fallbacks. Built auto-cleanup routines for stale data. Takeaway: Developed a…  ( 8 min )

ASTER is a rebranded derivative platform token with a max supply of 8 billion, focusing on community incentives and decentralized exchange features.  ( 29 min )

For an industry that prides itself on decentralization and constantly lauds its benefits, crypto exchanges being so reliant on vulnerable centralized cloud platforms for their own infrastructure feels like hypocrisy, argues Dr. Max Li, founder and CEO of OORT.  ( 33 min )

Wildly successful ETFs, accelerating institutional adoption and friendly regulatory policy, yet bitcoin watches from the sidelines as other assets surge. What gives?  ( 32 min )

The FTX founder is looking for a fresh trial on his fraud and conspiracy charges. He's got an uphill battle.  ( 38 min )

After October’s delays caused by the U.S. government shutdown, ETF issuers are finding new ways to bring spot crypto funds to market.  ( 30 min )

Yamaha has taken the stage with six unique models at this year’s Japan Mobility Show (JMS 2025). These include the Motoroid: A Lambda, Tricera, Proto, H2 Buddy Porter concepts which utilises hybrid, electric and hydrogen alternatives. The first prototype of the Motoroid: A Lambda was showcased in 2017, which could stand and interact autonomously. It […] The post Yamaha Unveils Six Futuristic Models At Japan Mobility Show 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

The Malaysian government is weighing the possibility of banning the popular online gaming platform Roblox following growing concerns over its potential influence on children. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said discussions are still ongoing and that any decision will take into account Australia’s upcoming regulations on Roblox, which are expected […] The post Govt Considering Possible Ban On Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

GWM Malaysia previously announced that it is taking bookings for the 2025 refresh of the Ora Good Cat. The company even teased the estimated retail prices for two variants. But more recently, local automotive outlets have reported that both will be launching on 6 November. From the reports, the base model Ora Good Cat will […] The post GWM Malaysia May Launch Ora Good Cat 2025 Refresh On 6 November appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

With the launch of the OPPO Find X9 series behind us, the rumour mill has started to churn out details on the brand’s next premium device. This time, we’re looking at some specifications of the Find N6, courtesy of a Weibo post by serial leakster Digital Chat Station. According to the leakster, the new foldable […] The post OPPO Find N6 Key Specs Leaked; May Feature 6,000mAh Battery appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

For more than three decades, modern CPUs have relied on speculative execution to keep pipelines full. When it emerged in the 1990s, speculation was hailed as a breakthrough — just as pipelining and superscalar execution had been in earlier decades. Each marked a generational leap in microarchitecture. By predicting the outcomes of branches and memory loads, processors could avoid stalls and keep execution units busy. But this architectural shift came at a cost: Wasted energy when predictions failed, increased complexity and vulnerabilities such as Spectre and Meltdown. These challenges set the stage for an alternative: A deterministic, time-based execution model. As David Patterson observed in 1980, “A RISC potentially gains in speed merely from a simpler design.” Patterson’s principle of…

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Hi everyone, i want to show you my github repo. I created a framework based on Django and Django Ninja that works with asynchronous operations (only them right now) and make you able to create REST api and CRUD operations with a really simple code implementation. Check it on GitHub and, if you like, please leave here a comment and a star on github and give it a shot, i will appreciate it a lot.  ( 6 min )

The Problem: Finding a Safe Place to Land on the Moon is Really Hard Imagine you're planning a lunar mission. You need to find a landing site that's: Safe: Flat terrain, low roughness, minimal hazards Sunlit: Enough solar visibility for power generation Accessible: Close to your target location Well-characterized: Backed by high-quality data The traditional workflow? Download hundreds of gigabytes of NASA raster data, spend days in QGIS or ArcGIS running terrain analyses, manually compare sites, and repeat for every mission scenario. Time required: 2-4 weeks per landing site evaluation. For the Artemis program, NASA identified 13 candidate regions near the Lunar South Pole after extensive analysis of terrain data, illumination patterns, and accessibility—work that requires specialized GI…  ( 11 min )

AI's Blind Spot: A Simple Filter for Unlearning Bias Imagine your AI is a painter, meticulously trained to create stunning landscapes. But what if, due to skewed initial instructions, it consistently favors certain colors, overshadowing others? This baked-in bias can lead to skewed results and erode trust in your model. Fortunately, there's a surprisingly elegant solution: an output filter designed to selectively "unlearn" problematic patterns. The core idea is to treat the classification process as a series of incremental learnings. Our "unlearning" filter acts as a final layer, redistributing the model's outputs to counteract the learned bias. Think of it as adjusting the color balance on your landscape painting, making the less prominent colors shine through. This approach offers seve…  ( 7 min )

Here is Chinese version overview Think of an "AI Agent" as a smart assistant that can perform tasks on its own. The main goal is to build these agents so they are stable, produce verifiable results, and can be reused, managed, and expanded upon. The original text lays out a blueprint for how to build a truly "general purpose" AI agent and then explains what types of agent tasks are well-suited for a coding environment (like an IDE) and which are not. To build a robust and trustworthy AI agent, you need a layered system. Intelligence (the AI model) is just one piece of the puzzle. Interaction/Console (The User Interface): This is how you talk to the agent, see what it's doing, and approve its actions. It could be a plugin in your code editor, a website, or a command-line tool. Its main jo…  ( 12 min )

Table of Contents AI Hype is Wearing Off Slowly But Surely 0 or 1? You Don't Have to Pick Sides, Don't Label Yourself Picking the Right Tool for the Right Job Example: Can You Write a Website on C Programming Language? Now, Let's Apply That Context to AI Don't Be Too Cool for School "AI Makes You Dumber, AI Makes Your IQ Lower, AI This... AI That..." There's Still No Excuse Summary and What's Next AI is here to stay, it's not going anywhere despite videos and articles claiming its bubble will pop. While there's some truth to these concerns, most such titles are clickbait. Sure, people are realizing that AI won't solve all their problems or make them rich without effort, but let's not be too dramatic - AI is going to stay like it is now for the most part. Though, it's encouraging to see …  ( 16 min )

Introducción En el desarrollo moderno de aplicaciones, es común necesitar ejecutar procesos en segundo plano que se comuniquen con nuestra API de forma eficiente y segura. Tradicionalmente, esto se resolvía con implementaciones complejas usando locks, colas manuales o infraestructura externa como RabbitMQ. Sin embargo, .NET ofrece una solución simple pero elegante: System.Threading.Channels. En este artículo, exploraremos cómo construir un sistema de control de jobs en tiempo real utilizando: 🔧 Channels para comunicación thread-safe entre componentes 🔄 Background Services para tareas recurrentes 🚀 Minimal APIs para endpoints modernos y limpios ⚡ TaskCompletionSource para comunicación bidireccional Al finalizar, tendrás un proyecto funcional que puedes adaptar para casos de uso reales …  ( 13 min )

Introduction When you need to process millions of records, the naive approach—looping through everything in a single job—quickly fails. A better way is to break processing into small, repeatable batches. In this article, we’ll build a generic batch job pattern for Laravel that’s: safe to serialize in the queue, dependency-injection friendly, clean and extensible. No reflection tricks, no magic container calls—just solid code. Each batch job: Executes one iteration (limit items starting from offset). Reschedules itself if there’s more work to do. Delegates business logic to a handler implementing a shared interface. namespace App\Foundation\Jobs\Batch; use Illuminate\Support\Carbon; interface BatchJobHandler { /** * Process one batch. * Must return the number of processed …  ( 7 min )

MongoDB indexes enable quick equality and range filtering (with $match) and ordering (with $sort). For aggregation operations like $group with $first or $last accumulators, indexes can dramatically improve performance through the DISTINCT_SCAN optimization. However, for hash-based aggregations such as $group with $sum or $sortByCount, there's not such optimization. While indexes can provide significant performance benefits by creating covered query plans (avoiding document fetches), the query planner won't automatically select them. You must explicitly specify the index using a hint. I created a test collection with 50,000 documents. Each document has a "groupme" field with 1000 distinct values, and a filler field (a random 50KB base64 string). base64 -w 51200 /dev/urandom | awk 'NR>50000…  ( 11 min )

Unlocking Dual Revenue with Monetization: What If Your AI App Could Pay You Back in Two Ways? Imagine if your AI application could generate revenue not just from subscriptions or paywalls, but also from hosting relevant ads seamlessly integrated into the user experience. What if you could tap into a dual revenue stream, allowing you to focus on innovation while still reaping the financial rewards? Welcome to Monetzly—your solution for sustainable AI app monetization. Monetzly is pioneering the first dual-earning platform specifically designed for AI applications. Our mission is simple: empower developers to monetize their apps while also benefiting from conversation-native advertising. With the rapid growth of AI applications, many developers face a common challenge—how to monetize witho…  ( 7 min )

Can AI Think When the World Keeps Changing? What if your smartest AI assistant could forget mid‑thought? Researchers discovered that huge language models, praised for solving tough puzzles, usually assume everything stays the same while they think. This breakthrough shows why we must design AI that stays steady in a moving world, and the insight is crucial for future assistants that help us every day. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: Are Large Reasoning Models Interruptible? 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 15 min )

Introduction Ever wish there was a smarter way to search for tech jobs? I built an AI agent that understands natural language queries like "Find me 5 latest Flutter jobs" and returns relevant postings from public job feeds. This isn't a tutorial on how to build agents from scratch. Instead, I'm walking you through how this specific project works—the decisions I made, the gotchas I hit, and real code examples you can learn from. The agent workflow is simple but practical: User asks: "Show me remote backend roles" Agent extracts keywords: ['backend', 'remote'] Agent calls a tool that searches cached RSS feeds Tool returns ranked, deduplicated jobs Agent formats results for the user You'll need Node.js 18+, an OpenAI API key, and comfort reading TypeScript. We're not reinventing the wheel …  ( 12 min )

Hello everyone, I’m working on my SaaS, which is a multi-user chatbot for WhatsApp. In other words, it will be a single chatbot that serves multiple clients (WhatsApp numbers) who receive questions on their WhatsApp accounts. The chatbot’s logic will read which number received the message and, based on that, will retrieve specific information to respond. I’m using Python, Flask, and the WhatsApp Cloud API. I’m building an MVP that I’ll use to validate with potential clients. It's really sad that I cannot communicate with some customer/business support from Whatsapp, I need to be a tech provider or Business Provider to have access to it. I have the following questions: Do I need to be some kind of Meta partner (Tech Provider, Business, etc.) to create my business/company (Chatbot) and use the WhatsApp Cloud API in my multi-tenant chatbot? Do my clients’ numbers need to be WhatsApp Business numbers (WABAs), or can they be regular WhatsApp numbers? Thanks.  ( 6 min )

Can’t wait to be back in pro golf action—Bryan Bros are teeing off at an Asian Tour International Series event and trying to make the cut. Tune in on Twitch, sign up for the newsletter, or hop into Discord to follow every swing. They’ve teamed up with Foresight Sports, Bushnell, LAB Putters, Takomo, Rhoback and Bruce Bolt Gloves for all their gear needs. Don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube and catch them on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Ready, Aim, Kill. The Linux hitman that decides what to kill. But is it a dud? Here is another, more accurate analogy. Linux kernel's OOM killer is like a firefighter who shows up after the house is already ashes. I am pretty sure it kills something, but your screen is already grey, system is frozen, and those Ctrl+ALT+Del panic smashing is fruitless. How does the linux kernel choose it's target to kill? out_of_memory() [!cite] Kernal Doc If we run out of memory, we have the choice between either killing a random task (bad), letting the system crash (worse) OR try to be smart about which process to kill. Note that we don't have to be perfect here, we just have to be good. It chooses a method based on its badness — a kind of naughty list. The OOM killer is partial toward root proce…  ( 9 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week series dissecting the first four Predator movies, starting with Arnie’s 1987 classic. The hosts hail Predator as the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mash-up, thanks to its spot-on direction, writing, cast, creature design and iconic blend of mud, lasers and explosions. For more goodies (early vids, bonus podcasts, commentaries and let’s-plays), swing by bigsandwich.co, subscribe on YouTube, follow James (@mrsundaymovies) and Maso (@wikipediabrown), or back the show on Patreon—and don’t forget the merch! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Fresh off the first film’s success, this 1990 sequel ditches Schwarzenegger’s jungle for a crime- and heat-soaked L.A., brings in Danny Glover and ups the ante with an even deadlier Predator. It may lack some of the original’s wilderness vibes, but if you’re cool with a change of scenery, a grittier crime wave and a dash of Gary Busey, it’s a fun, wild ride. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Imagine you run an e-commerce or content website. A user searches for “holiday gifts”, but your product catalog includes titles like “Christmas stocking”, “December sale”, or “winter celebration bundle”. A traditional keyword search will struggle to find these items if the exact words don’t match. This is where embeddings come in. Embeddings let your system search by meaning rather than just matching words. By converting text into numerical vectors that represent semantic meaning, embeddings enable the identification of similar items even when they use different words. Everyday use cases include: Semantic search (searching by meaning) Recommendation systems (finding similar products or documents) Duplicate detection (different phrasings, same idea) Chatbots and intent classification Think …  ( 9 min )

In the fast-evolving world of software development, optimizing the performance of your code has never been more crucial. With Delphi being a powerful language used by many developers, ensuring its code is both efficient and effective is key to maintaining competitive applications. In this article, we'll explore strategies for optimizing Delphi code performance in 2025. First and foremost, always make sure you are using the most recent version of Delphi. Every release comes packed with performance enhancements and new features that can significantly aid in optimization. Tools and compilations optimize our code far better with the latest advancements. Choosing the right data structure is paramount. Use lightweight and efficient structures such as arrays and records when appropriate. Remember…  ( 7 min )

Did you know that AI systems have been found to have bias against "non-traditional" names, such as those with multiple vowels or unusual spellings, potentially excluding people with non-Western backgrounds from job opportunities? Publicado automáticamente con IA/ML.  ( 6 min )

In automotive development, two frameworks dominate the conversation: ASPICE and ISO 26262. Both claim to safeguard quality and safety — but too often they live in silos. Are they natural allies, or awkward strangers forced to share the same project space? Let's find out. There's a neat trick many leaders have perfected: unwavering commitment to quality and safety, then quietly reward teams for producing checklists that look nice in audits. The result? Fake compliance. Glossy decks. And — no surprise — product recalls. Audit magic doesn't stop recalls. (Gemini generated image) Last episode we exposed the "PowerPoint Project" — organizations winning audits while losing reality. Here, the stakes escalate: When ASPICE (process quality) and ISO 26262 (functional safety) drift apart, audit theat…  ( 9 min )

Hey Dev Community! After my last blog about binding OLSRT to Node.js, I’m back again—this time with a new challenge: How can I bind OLSRT to PHP? If you’ve ever wanted to bring async/event‑driven power into PHP, this post is for you. Let’s dive in together! Before we start, make sure you have: Knowledge: C programming and basic PHP internals (Zend API). Tools: On Windows: PHP SDK, Visual Studio (MSVC), Git. On Linux/macOS: php-dev, phpize, GCC/Clang, Autotools, Git. OLSRT repo cloned: git clone https://github.com/OverLab-Group/OLSRT Inside your project root, create: php_olsrt.h — header file php_olsrt.c — main binding code config.m4 (Linux/macOS) or config.w32 (Windows) — build config test.php — to test the extension Also add include directories to compiler: OLSRT/src, OLSRT/inc…  ( 7 min )

Emotion-Informed Sentiment Analysis python import nltk from nltk.sentiment import SentimentIntensityAnalyzer # Load sentiment intensity analyzer sia = SentimentIntensityAnalyzer() def analyze(text): emotions = ['anger', 'fear', 'joy'... --- *Publicado automáticamente con IA/ML.*  ( 6 min )

Hi All - Something i've been working on for a while - so far/currently open source - hope u find it useful.. 🚀 Major Release: create-quality-automation v2.3.0 After comprehensive code review and user feedback, we've rebuilt our quality automation CLI around a core philosophy: use best-in-class existing tools, don't reinvent the wheel. Key Improvements: 🔧 Replaced custom package.json handling with @npmcli/package-json (the official npm library) 🔒 Integrated gitleaks for production-grade secret scanning ⚡ Added actionlint for advanced GitHub Actions workflow validation 📝 Switched to markdownlint-cli2 for robust documentation validation 🪟 Enhanced Windows compatibility by removing shell dependencies 🎯 Added Node.js 20+ requirement enforcement with proper lazy loading Why This Matters: Rather than building custom solutions, we now leverage mature, battle-tested tools that teams already trust. This approach delivers better reliability, more features, and easier maintenance. Perfect for: • JavaScript/TypeScript projects • Python development • Teams implementing DevOps best practices • Open source maintainers Get started in seconds: npx create-quality-automation@latest The tool automatically configures ESLint, Prettier, Husky, lint-staged, GitHub Actions, and more - all with production-ready defaults. #DevOps #QualityAutomation #JavaScript #TypeScript #Python #OpenSource #CLI #npm #AIBuilderLab  ( 6 min )

Transformers in Medical Diagnosis: A Breakthrough at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Researchers at UCSF leveraged the transformer architecture to develop a model that predicts patient outcomes of sepsis, a life-threatening... Publicado automáticamente con IA/ML.  ( 6 min )

How Tiny AI Helpers Turn Massive Text into Fast Answers Ever wondered how a computer can read millions of articles and instantly pull out the facts you need? Scientists have created a clever system called Falconer that lets a powerful language model act like a master planner, while tiny “proxy” models do the heavy lifting. This breakthrough means researchers can scan oceans of text for new insights without breaking the bank, opening the door for faster discoveries in health, climate, and everyday news. Imagine a world where knowledge is mined as easily as scrolling your feed—because now it truly can be. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: A Tale of LLMs and Induced Small Proxies: Scalable Agents for Knowledge Mining 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 15 min )

🎯 Topic: Rectangular Star Pattern I learned how to use nested for loops in Java to print shapes. Here’s my output for N = 4 👇 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * It looks simple — but understanding how loops nest inside each other really builds logic skills for future problems. 💡 Takeaway: Pattern questions are the best way to train your brain for logical thinking. class Main { static void pattern1(int N) { // This is the outer loop which will loop for the rows. for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) { // This is the inner loop which here, loops for the columns // as we have to print a rectangular pattern. for (int j = 0; j < N; j++) { System.out.print("* "); } // As soon as N stars are printed, we move to the // next row and give a line break otherwise all stars // would get printed in 1 line. System.out.println(); } } public static void main(String[] args) { // Here, we have taken the value of N as 5. // We can also take input from the user. int N = 5; pattern1(N); } } Approach: We always use nested loops for printing the patterns. For the outer loop, we count the number of lines/rows and loop for them. Next, for the inner loop, we focus on the number of columns and somehow connect them to the rows by forming a logic such that for each row we get the required number of columns to be printed. We print the ‘*’ inside the inner loop. Observe symmetry in the pattern or check if a pattern is a combination of two or more similar patterns. In this particular problem, we run the outer loop for N times since we have N rows to be printed, the inner loop also runs for N times as we have to print N stars in each row. This way we get a rectangular star pattern (square) with an equal number of rows and columns .  ( 7 min )

AI as Mathematical Muse: Unlocking the Universe's Secrets Together Imagine tackling a complex equation describing material behavior, a problem so convoluted it's been stuck in the realm of theoretical physics for decades. What if AI could act not just as a calculator, but as a collaborator, offering innovative pathways to solutions that previously seemed impossible? This is the promise of a new paradigm: collaborative mathematical reasoning. Instead of simply asking AI to solve a problem, we guide it through the logical steps, decompose complex problems into smaller, manageable sub-problems, and use its immense computational power to explore potential solution pathways. At its core, this approach involves a feedback loop where human intuition guides AI exploration, and AI-generated insig…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR $ cat velocity-gap.tldr • Every layer of the stack is getting faster except infrastructure • Terraform's state system is the bottleneck, not the execution model • This is a solvable engineering problem, not an inherent limitation Application deployment got fast. CI pipelines got fast. Container orchestration got fast. Observability got fast. Infrastructure provisioning did not. That's not an accident. It's architecture. Look at the modern software stack. Kubernetes deployments converge in seconds. GitHub Actions runs complete in minutes. Observability platforms ingest and query terabytes in real time. Every layer has been optimized for velocity because velocity is table stakes. Except infrastructure. Terraform plans take minutes. Applies queue behind locks. State operations ser…  ( 11 min )

I spend a lot of time on Codeforces, and one thing I always wanted was: So I built iPlusCode — a Chrome extension that sits on Codeforces pages and adds some extra tools for practice. In this post, I’ll share what the extension does, how it works (especially the “Friend's code” feature), and some lessons I learned building it. Bookmark problems from Codeforces Add notes to a problem (saved in Chrome sync) Filter/sort problems by rating or tags Sync solved problems using the Codeforces API Hide tags if you don’t want spoilers Main thing: view friends’ accepted codes in a modal on the same page. One unique aspect of competitive programming is learning from others. iPlusCode makes this easier by integrating friend's solutions right into the problem page. When you click “Show Codes” under…  ( 8 min )

When you first start learning to code, you usually expect two outcomes: JavaScript has a secret third option: That quiet behaviour is what I mean when I say: JavaScript often fails silently. Your code can be doing the wrong thing, and the language will not always warn you. In this article, I want to show you how that happens, why it happens, and a few habits that help you protect yourself from it. JavaScript is very eager to guess what you meant. For example: const result = "12" / 3; console.log(result); // 4 Let us pause there. "12" is a string. It is text. In many other languages, doing maths on text would throw an error. JavaScript does not throw. It says, basically: “Oh, you probably meant the number 12,” quietly converts the string to a number, and gives you 4. No warning. No complai…  ( 11 min )

Let's talk about the elephant in the room that most developers are ignoring: What happens to our crypto assets when we die? We spend hours optimizing smart contracts, securing our keys, and building decentralized systems, but we're creating a massive inheritance problem for our families. I almost learned this the hard way when I realized my family wouldn't know how to access my 12-year crypto portfolio. The Technical Problem No central authority to petition Private keys = absolute ownership Smart contracts don't have "next of kin" features Family members lack technical expertise { "wallets": [ Smart Contract Inheritance Solutions constructor(address _heir) { function proveAlive() external { function claimInheritance() external { // Transfer assets to heir uint256 balance = address(th…  ( 7 min )

The Dangerous Truth About Running Docker Inside Docker (DinD vs. DooD) A robust Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline often requires building, testing, or pushing new container images. To do this from within your Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions agent, you need access to a Docker daemon. This need often leads developers to adopt one of two patterns, and choosing the wrong one is one of the most common and critical security mistakes you can make in production. This isn't just about convenience; it's about host security. The Hidden Trap ⚠️ DooD is the most common pattern because it's the easiest to set up, but it is fundamentally dangerous. In the DooD pattern, your build container (e.g., your Jenkins Agent) does not run its own Docker daemon. Instead, you mount t…  ( 7 min )

The Dangerous Truth About Running Docker Inside Docker (DinD vs. DooD) A robust Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline often requires building, testing, or pushing new container images. To do this from within your Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions agent, you need access to a Docker daemon. This need often leads developers to adopt one of two patterns, and choosing the wrong one is one of the most common and critical security mistakes you can make in production. This isn't just about convenience; it's about host security. The Hidden Trap ⚠️ DooD is the most common pattern because it's the easiest to set up, but it is fundamentally dangerous. In the DooD pattern, your build container (e.g., your Jenkins Agent) does not run its own Docker daemon. Instead, you mount t…  ( 7 min )

Last night just as I was getting to sleep, I had an eureka moment. There’s all this stuff about AI and the cool stuff it will do in the future. But what about what humans have done already? Why not build a platform by sharing people’s memories of any time period (not that Mozart will be posting) between friends & family? That’s when I wondered, what will it be called? And Archaic stood out in my mind. I forgot what it meant, but I must’ve intuitively knew, because by googling it means, “Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.” Perfect, I thought. The next day I fired up Base44 and got to deciding how best to dev it. Ironically, it’s a site that is about the pre-AI era since it’s for humans appreciating the time periods that they care about — most of which I’m sure is without AI. So what are these memories that will be shared? Multi-media including pictures, videos, and music in a bento box structure where each bento box can be shared with whomever and represents whatever idea & time period it encompasses. I plan to fully develop this on my own after using Base44 once I’m sure people are interested in it, as I have with a website I did for a friend elderwoodstea.com using React, Vite, and eslint (basic stuff ik, I'm learning). Here’s some of the beginning steps of it, it took a few tries to get the AI to go from a cliche bold typeface to a handwritten, nostalgic look. But that’s what I figure it should look like, you’re the one to judge!  ( 7 min )

Can AI systems that optimize for human emotional intelligence outperform those focused solely on efficiency, leading to a new paradigm of productivity? Publicado automáticamente con IA/ML.  ( 6 min )

You’ve been there. You ask your Large Language Model (LLM) to perform a simple task: “Write a short poem about the challenges of software engineering and save it to a file named poem.txt on my desktop.” The LLM obliges, crafting a beautiful stanza about buggy code and tight deadlines. But then it stops, apologetically explaining that it lives in a digital sandbox, unable to interact with your local files. The poem exists only in the ephemeral space of the chat window—a brilliant thought trapped behind glass. This disconnect between the model's cognitive power and its real-world agency is one of the most significant limitations of modern LLMs. They can reason, write, and code, but they can't act. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the key to shattering that glass. It's not just another fea…  ( 12 min )

‘Halloween II’ Podcast Recap Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan dive into the 1981 sequel Halloween II, debating whether Michael Myers stands as the ultimate horror villain, breaking down their single most rewatchable scene, and hashing out fun “categories” to crown the movie’s biggest thrills. Along the way, they lean into nostalgic callbacks, rival each other’s takes on Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, and share a few laughs about how Myers’ relentless terror never really dies. Produced by Craig Horlbeck, Ronak Nair, Chia Hao Tat, and Eduardo Ocampo, the episode opens with a quick cold start, moves into the “GOAT Villain” showdown around 1:41, hits the rewatchable highlight reel at 33:13, and wraps with their top picks in “The Categories” at 55:51. Don’t miss shout-outs to streaming picks like A Mountain of Movies on Paramount+ and A House of Dynamite on Netflix (Oct. 24), plus a friendly reminder that “like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.” Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins takes Nicolas Cage’s bizarre thriller Longlegs and rips it apart in under 24 minutes—pointing out every ridiculous moment (yes, those legs really are absurdly long) just in time to hype Osgood Perkins’s upcoming Keeper. If you like quick, snarky movie breakdowns, this one’s a must-watch. Want more? Hit up cinemasins.com or their Linktree for YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), join the sinful poll, support the crew on Patreon, or stalk your favorite CinemaSins writers on social media. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less Cinemasins is back with a tongue-in-cheek “sins” breakdown of one of the year’s best “genre” hits, Sinners—perfect for a spooky Halloween watch. Expect quick jabs at every plot hole, quirk and cinematic cliché as the team racks up sins in record time. Want more? Check out their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), and social hubs. Fill out their sinful poll, support them on Patreon, or follow the writers (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel) across Twitter and Instagram for all things CinemaSins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Online Whiteboard made simple. That's what Excalidraw promotes its app as and it is true. Excalidraw is a great app to create and share diagrams for your next project. I use it locally on my Mac and love its simplicity. Excalidraw positions itself as a "simple online whiteboard," and its architecture reflects that philosophy. Built with React and TypeScript, Excalidraw provides a minimal, collaborative environment for diagramming—ideal for technical teams, architects, and anyone who needs to quickly visualize system designs, workflows, or data models. As an open-source project, Excalidraw can be deployed locally, giving teams full control over data privacy and customization. Here’s how to set it up for local use: Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw.git to download the source code. Install dependencies npm install to install all required Node.js packages. Launch the development server npm start. By default, Excalidraw will be available at http://localhost:3000. Begin diagramming and sharing Right out of the base installation, you can even use Mermaid (https://mermaid.js.org/) to use text to draw diagrams.  ( 6 min )

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FINAL WARNING – DO NOT TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury… and will be tormented with burning sulfur… The smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.” — Revelation 14:9–11 (NIV) Revelation 13:16–17 “It also forced all people… to receive a mark on their right hands or foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark…” It will be a visible or embedded identifier — likely a digital tattoo, chip, or scan. It will start as voluntary, then become mandatory. It is not a current vaccine, ID, or money — it is tied to worship of a global leader (the Antichrist). Revelation 14:9–11 (Full Warning) “A third angel followed them and said in…  ( 7 min )

Not every business student will launch a startup and that’s fine. But every graduate will face ambiguous problems, moving targets, and decisions with incomplete information. Those pressures aren’t unique to founders; they’re present in product management, finance, consulting, operations, and marketing. That’s why simulation time belongs in every business curriculum. It gives students a safe arena to practice judgment, see consequences, and build the confidence to act skills that transfer far beyond entrepreneurship. Modern platforms like Startup Wars make this experience accessible in a browser. Instead of watching someone else solve a case, students make the call themselves: price the product, set the ad budget, manage inventory, protect the runway, and decide when to pivot. The lesson is…  ( 9 min )

A christening or naming ceremony represents one of life’s most tender and meaningful milestones. As family and friends gather to celebrate a new life, the gift you bring should honour the moment, reflect care, and become part of a memory. In the UK, the demand for elegant, thoughtful christening gifts UK has evolved. Rather than generic toys or simple keepsakes, people now choose personalised, high-quality items that will be treasured for years. Premium personalised collections—such as decorative name plaques, engraved photo frames, bespoke wooden blocks, and LED name signs—offer meaningful ways to mark the occasion with elegance. This article explores: Why christening gifts matter What defines a refined christening gift Thoughtful gift ideas How to choose the right present Trends shap…  ( 7 min )

Als Entwickler stehen wir oft vor der Herausforderung, komplexe geografische Daten in intuitive und performante Funktionen für unsere Anwendungen zu verwandeln. Ob es darum geht, den schnellsten Lieferweg zu finden, Benutzern den nächsten Elektroladepunkt anzuzeigen oder eine interaktive Karte für ein neues soziales Netzwerk zu erstellen – die Integration von Karten- und Navigationsfunktionalitäten ist entscheidend. Doch wie verwandelt man einen Berg von Geodaten in nützliche Features, ohne das Rad neu erfinden zu müssen? Die Antwort liegt oft in der geschickten Nutzung von Geo-APIs. In unserer täglichen Arbeit widmen wir uns der Aufbereitung und Bereitstellung solcher Daten, um Entwicklern wie Ihnen die Arbeit zu erleichtern. Was sind Geo-APIs und warum sind sie so mächtig? Geo-APIs (Geog…  ( 8 min )

Unlike typical one-time DNS speed comparisons, this analysis uses 24-hour monitoring across 6 targets simultaneously to distinguish network issues from DNS provider performance. The first comprehensive guide to multi-target DNS stability monitoring I'll rewrite this as an English technical article for dev.to, maintaining the analytical depth and technical accuracy. The most stable baseline: 8.8.8.8 (consistently 6.0–6.3 ms, minimal jitter). 1.0.0.1 / 8.8.4.4 / 9.9.9.9 cluster around 6.3–6.8 ms with flat trends. 149.112.112.112 (Quad9) consistently runs +0.8–1.2 ms higher — a clear "step up." 1.1.1.1 alone showed isolated 9–11 ms spikes several times. Minimal correlation with other targets suggests Anycast/routing-side transient events. Evening through night: Conclusion: The chart above …  ( 8 min )

Hey Dev Community! OLSRT, a lightweight runtime written in pure C. Actors, Channels, Promise/Futures, Event Loop, WebSocket, HTTP, Parallel, and Poller into one modular system. Think of it as a flexible foundation for building event-driven applications, similar in spirit to Node.js or libuv, but desgined to be minimal and hackable, but powerful. Here's a tiny example of how a promise & future works in OLSRT (C++): #include "olsrt.h" #include #include #include // Callback for future void print_callback(ol_future_t* f, void* arg) { const char* msg = static_cast(arg); std::cout << msg << std::endl; } int main() { // Making a loop ol_loop_t* loop = ol_loop_create(); // Making future ol_future_t* f = ol_future_create(loop); …  ( 7 min )

When I was primarily a frontend engineer, I had a terrible relationship with APIs. If I wasn't manually rewriting types and interfaces from the backend, I was debugging runtime errors because someone changed an endpoint without telling me. Back then I read the following advice: 'The best way to get types from the server was to get the types from it.' What I didn't realize was this was some of the worst advice I've ever received; until I became the backend engineer responsible for maintaining both sides. The code you're about to see isn't a hypothetical example. It's the actual technical debt that almost burned me out as a solo engineer building a startup. I didn't understand how the backend was supposed to work in a real world environment. So this is what I came up with: // Are you tel…  ( 11 min )

If you have ever set up email for your custom domain, you’ve likely come across terms like MX records, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. They sound technical, but together, they make sure your emails actually get delivered and not land in the spam folder. MX stands for Mail Exchange. MX records tell the internet which mail server is responsible for handling email for your domain. When someone sends an email to you@yourdomain.com, their mail server first looks up your domain’s MX records to find out where to deliver it. You can think of MX records like the postal routing instructions for your domain. They don’t store or deliver mail themselves. They simply point to the servers that do. Let’s take an example. Suppose your domain is example.com. A person sends an email to hello@example.com. Their mail se…  ( 8 min )

AI Breakthrough: Designing Molecules with Just a Few Examples What if a computer could sketch a new medicine after seeing just a handful of examples? A new AI system called DemoDiff learns to create molecules from only a few demonstrations, much like a chef inventing a new dish after tasting a couple of flavors. molecular design and drug discovery. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: Graph Diffusion Transformers are In-Context Molecular Designers 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 15 min )

Don't hesitate to check all the article on my blog — Taverne Tech! Picture this: It's 3 AM, your production server just crashed, and you need to rebuild everything from scratch. Are you reaching for energy drinks and preparing for an all-nighter, or calmly running a single command? 🌙 If you chose the latter, congratulations! You've discovered the magical world of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform. Gone are the days when provisioning infrastructure felt like performing surgery with oven mitts while riding a unicycle. Today, we're diving deep into Terraform - the tool that transforms infrastructure management from dark art to elegant science. Think of traditional infrastructure management as building with concrete blocks - once you pour that foundation, good luck changing it witho…  ( 10 min )

Look, I'll be honest with you. I spent way too many nights doom-scrolling through random confession pages, and one thought kept bugging me: what if these people could get actual support instead of just reactions? That's how Confessly was born—a place where you can spill your thoughts anonymously and get genuine, thoughtful AI-powered guidance back. This isn't just another confession board. It's what happens when you mix the raw honesty of anonymous platforms with the empathy of modern AI. And yeah, I'm building it completely open-source because why gatekeep? The concept is simple but powerful: Anonymous by default — No accounts, no tracking, just pure honesty AI Advisor — Every confession gets a supportive, non-judgmental response from GPT Community-driven — Trending confessions, reactions…  ( 13 min )

Hello, I'm Maneshwar. I'm working on FreeDevTools online currently building *one place for all dev tools, cheat codes, and TLDRs* — a free, open-source hub where developers can quickly find and use tools without any hassle of searching all over the internet. When choosing a database for your project, two names often come up: PostgreSQL and SQLite. Both are relational databases, both support SQL, and both are open source, but they’re built for completely different purposes. Let’s break down the differences in a detailed, practical way so you’ll know exactly when to pick which. SQLite is an embedded database, it’s not a separate server process. Instead, it’s a library that your application links directly into. All your data lives inside a single file on disk. No setup, no server, no confi…  ( 9 min )

AI, AI Agents, Agentic AI... You can't go a day without coming across at least one of these. What exactly are they??? In today's blog we'll be looking at AI Agents, what they are, what they do and how to create one. Let's take them one by one. AI (Artificial intelligence): AI or Artificial intelligence is the ability of of computer systems to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as learning, problem-solving, decision making and recognizing patterns. You can see how that applies when using chatbots and LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini. AI Agents: An AI Agent is a program that combines intelligence with the ability to act. It doesn’t just process information, it can take action using connected tools and systems, often without human intervention. Agentic AI: This is th…  ( 9 min )

Let me tell you about the 3 AM scroll. You know the one. You're lying in bed, anxiety through the roof, doom-scrolling Instagram. The algorithm keeps throwing travel influencers and hustle culture at you. Nobody asked, nobody cares, and you feel worse than when you started. That's the moment MoodFeed was born. Not in some fancy accelerator pitch, but in my bedroom at 3 AM, feeling like garbage and thinking "there has to be a better way." Every social app treats you like a data point. "User 47362 likes tech content." Cool. But what if User 47362 just got dumped? What if they're celebrating a promotion? What if they're grieving? The algorithm doesn't give a damn. Same feed, different day, zero empathy. I spent four months fixing this. Built an app that actually asks "how are you feeling?" an…  ( 14 min )

Remember scrolling through your feed at 2 AM, feeling anxious, and the algorithm keeps showing you success stories that make you feel worse? Yeah, me too. That's exactly why I built MoodFeed. Social media feeds are dumb. They think because you liked one post about productivity, you want to see 50 more. They don't care if you're having the worst day of your life or celebrating a major win. Same content, different mood, wrong vibe. I spent three months building something different. A feed that actually adapts to how you're feeling right now. Not what you liked yesterday. Not what your demographic usually engages with. But what YOU need in THIS moment. The app does something simple but powerful: it asks how you're feeling (or detects it through your camera), then curates content that matches …  ( 12 min )

In the Node.js and JavaScript ecosystem, the package.json file is much more than a simple configuration file. It acts as the manifest for your project, holding essential metadata, dependencies, scripts, and more. A deep understanding of package.json empowers you to optimize your development workflow, streamline deployments, and maintain consistency across various environments. This guide dives into every aspect of package.json from basic metadata to advanced configurations providing practical insights and best practices to help you master this critical file. The package.json file is a JSON-formatted document that serves as the heart of your Node.js project. It provides: Project Metadata: Information like project name, version, description, author, and license. Dependencies: A list of packa…  ( 9 min )

So for HNG Stage 3, my task was building an AI agent. Pretty straightforward, huh? After all, I've built APIs. How different could an Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol implementation be? Turns out, quite different. And that's exactly what made it a great learning experience. My goal was an A2A-compatible agent that integrates with Telex for discovering trending GitHub repositories. Users should be able to ask natural language questions like "What's trending in Rust?" or "Show me AI projects from this week", and get relevant repository recommendations. Simple enough on paper. But the real challenge wasn't building the agent. It was getting it to work with Telex's A2A implementation. This was my first time building an A2A integration, and I decided to do it in Rust just to challenge myself and l…  ( 10 min )

🌍 How to Set Up a Global HTTP Load Balancer on Google Cloud (Step-by-Step with Screenshots) Jay Sheth ・ Nov 1  ( 5 min )

3 Golf Swing Tips That I Wish I'd Told You Sooner In this quick, 6-minute practice plan, Danny Maude debunks the “8–10 hours a day” myth and shows how just a few simple drills each session can build better muscle memory than endless ball-beating. You’ll learn how to stop slicing your driver, swing more inside-out, and lock in the perfect impact position—all from the comfort of your home or garden. By focusing on quality over quantity, you’ll start seeing real improvements in your swing and shaving strokes off your score. Ready to play smarter, not harder? Let’s get to work! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Load balancing is an essential part of modern cloud architectures --- it helps distribute traffic across multiple backend instances, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance. In this tutorial, we'll set up a Global HTTP Load Balancer on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using both the Cloud Shell (gcloud) and the Google Cloud Console (GUI). Before starting, make sure you have: A GCP project (like Qwiklabs or your own) Billing enabled Cloud Shell or gcloud CLI access 🖥️ Step 1: Create Initial Compute Engine Instances We'll start by creating 3 individual virtual machines. For a full tutorial, it's helpful to see how basic VMs are set up before moving to managed groups. You can create them using the following gcloud commands, each setting up a simple Apache web serve…  ( 9 min )

If you’ve worked with Webpack before, you probably remember how much setup it needed — loaders, plugins, split chunks, environment variables, and more. Vite, and suddenly the dev experience felt instant. why it feels faster and what exactly it does for you behind the scenes? Let’s break it down 👇 Vite (pronounced veet, meaning "fast" in French) is a next-gen frontend build tool created by Evan You (the creator of Vue). native ES Modules in the browser during development and Rollup under the hood for production builds. So, instead of waiting for the entire app to bundle before you can see changes, Vite serves your source files directly — compiling and transforming them on demand. Dev mode: lightning-fast startup using ES Modules and on-demand transformation Prod build: uses Rollup for opti…  ( 8 min )

As you know, we at Elanat are developing version 2 of WebForms Core technology with a focus on the developer experience. This version is supposed to be a milestone in simplifying and optimizing web development. As promised, we will introduce new features before the final release. This time it is one of the most practical and smartest features: not submitting unchanged data. In traditional web forms, when submitting data (in editing), all fields, even those that have not changed, are re-sent to the server. In large or repetitive forms, this behavior causes excessive bandwidth consumption, pressure on the server, and slows down the response speed. With WebForms Core and the "UseOnlyChangeUpdate" method, only changed fields are submitted, which optimizes performance and reduces resource consu…  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins takes a fun, nitpicky dive into Longlegs, roasting Nicolas Cage’s over-the-top performance and marveling at, you guessed it, those insanely long legs. With Osgood Perkins’ Keeper on the horizon, they’re looking back at all the absurd moments that made this horror flick a wild ride. Beyond the sins, they’re pushing all their goodies—polls, Patreon, Discord, Reddit and every social channel under the sun—so you can join their community, weigh in on future content, and help keep this sin-counting machine running. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins just dropped a Halloween-ready “Everything Wrong With…” video that rips into one of the year’s best genre films in just 15 minutes—because even the greatest movies leave room for a few sins. They’ve also loaded up the post with all their links: their main site, Linktree, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast), a spooky poll, and a Patreon if you want to support the nitpicking squad. On top of that, they’re crediting their writers (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel) and inviting fans to join the party on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok—and even grab Jeremy’s book. Enjoy the sinning! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

These folks are kicking off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator movies, starting with the 1987 Schwarzenegger classic. They rave that Predator is pure 80s action sci-fi perfection—think top-notch direction, cast chemistry, creature design, mud, muscles, invisibility, lasers and explosions all rolled into one glorious jungle thrill ride. Hungry for more? Head to bigsandwich.co for early vids, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and game let’s-plays. You can also catch their extended audio edition on YouTube, follow James and Maso on Twitter, subscribe on iTunes or YouTube, support them on Patreon and even grab some sweet merch. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage dives out of the jungle and into a sweltering, crime-ridden Los Angeles where Danny Glover replaces Schwarzenegger at the center of the hunt. With the city in the grip of a brutal heat wave, our hero is pitted against a fresh, even more lethal Predator, trading dense foliage for urban skyscrapers and street gangs. It’s a wild ride that shakes up the original formula—with Gary Busey in tow—so long as you’re up for a change of scenery and a different kind of action flick. If you came expecting a carbon copy of the first movie, buckle up and embrace the chaos instead. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

by Alessio Pelliccione Some days ago at work, I was writing a small dynamic script to trigger a build for a single file. While doing that, I suddenly wondered: how do modern build tools actually work under the hood? That question led me to start building a minimal engine — something simple enough to grasp the core idea, but realistic enough to mirror how tools like esbuild or Vite handle rebuilds internally, deciding what to rebuild. Let’s see the process step by step — from file watching to dependency graph validation — to see what really happens when you hit “Save”. When you hit “Save”, your dev server doesn’t rebuild the whole project. Instead, it follows a smart and very fast chain of steps: The file watcher fires an event — tools like chokidar detect which file changed. The server lo…  ( 8 min )

🕵️ The Scene of the Crime Let me paint you a picture. You're in a meeting room. Someone's drawn boxes on a whiteboard. Lots of boxes. Each box has a name like UserService or PaymentService or my personal favorite, HelperService (we'll come back to that one). "We're going microservices!" someone announces triumphantly, as if they've just discovered fire. Six months later, you can't change a user's email address without deploying 14 services in the correct order, and your "quick fix" requires coordinating with 5 teams across 3 time zones. Congratulations. You've built a distributed monolith — all the disadvantages of a monolith (tight coupling, coordinated releases, cascading failures) plus exciting new problems like network latency, distributed transactions, and debugging across 47 log a…  ( 12 min )

How AI Assistants Learn Rules Without Extra Prompts Ever wondered why your voice assistant sometimes seems to “forget” its own rules? Scientists have discovered a way to teach chatbots and visual assistants to remember their policies inside their own brain, so they no longer need long, clunky instructions every time you talk to them. Multimodal Policy Internalization, lets the AI absorb complex guidelines—like when to show a picture or how to use a tool—directly into its knowledge base. It matters because it makes future assistants more reliable, cheaper to run, and ready for everyday tasks from booking a table to helping with a DIY project. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: Multimodal Policy Internalization for Conversational Agents 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 15 min )

🔥 Day 16 — Greedy Growth & Global Pulls 🌍⚙️ Greedy algorithms and CDNs both thrive on balance — optimizing decisions locally to maximize global efficiency. Today’s combo: maximizing distinctness in arrays and minimizing latency with pull-based caching. Problem: 3176. Find Maximum Distinct Elements After Operations (the problem you described matches this one) We want to maximize the number of distinct elements in an array after at most one operation per element, nums[i] can be changed by any value in the range [nums[i] - k, nums[i] + k]. Key idea: After applying all operations, all numbers lie within [min(nums) - k, max(nums) + k]. To make as many unique numbers as possible, we should assign the smallest valid unused value to each number. Sort the array in ascending order. Initialize a …  ( 8 min )

🌍 Reflections on Open Source — Hacktoberfest 2025 This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest 2025 Writing Challenge 💭 Introduction Participating in Hacktoberfest 2025 was more than just a month of commits — it was a digital empathy exercise. Throughout the event, I dove into community projects, watched small PRs grow into elegant solutions, and — most importantly — rediscovered why collaboration is the beating heart of modern development. 🧠 Why I Decided to Participate I joined Hacktoberfest with two main motivations: To share knowledge in an accessible way. To learn from the diversity that open source naturally brings. Code is universal — context is not. 🧩 Projects and Contributions During the event, I created and maintained this repository: https://github.com/Th3Hydr4 It was designed as a learning-friendly environment for those who want to start contributing to Python projects — featuring structured coding challenges by difficulty level. In addition, I contributed to smaller repositories — from improving documentation to automating tests and workflows. ⚙️ Highs, Lows, and Lessons Learned Not every contribution came easily. But every obstacle was a class in itself. Open source isn’t about who’s right — it’s about how we can do what’s right together. 🌱 What Open Source Means to Me Open source is collaboration in its purest form. Hacktoberfest reminded me that the community itself is the ultimate repository — of ideas, values, and purpose. 🔮 Future Plans and Advice Yes, I’ll definitely participate again. If you’re thinking about joining next year, here’s my advice: Don’t wait until you “know everything” — just start. Contributing isn’t about perfection; it’s about progress. And remember: every PR you make is another story written in the collective memory of this global community. 🧑‍💻 Author Paulo Freitas 💡 Creator of hacktoberfest-python-challenges  ( 7 min )

Open Source Is Our Operating System, That’s why everything we build is open source—from core infrastructure to developer tools. No paywalls. No hidden layers. Just clean code, public issues, and real-world impact. 🔗 Explore our work: 👉 https://github.com/hjk-inc ✨ Why contribute or use our projects? ✅ Battle-tested in production ✅ MIT/Apache 2.0 licensed (use freely) ✅ Friendly maintainers & clear contribution guides ✅ Built for performance, scalability, and simplicity We’re not just writing code—we’re building a developer-first ecosystem where anyone can learn, fork, improve, or deploy. 💡 Found a bug? Have an idea? → Open an issue → Submit a PR → mail at godmy5154@gmail.com Open source isn’t a side project for us—it’s our foundation. Star a repo. Fork it. Break it. Help us make it better. — [hjk-inc], Founder @ hjk-inc OpenSource #Developer #GitHub #SoftwareEngineering #hjkinc #BuildInPublic #DevCommunity  ( 6 min )

Node.js is renowned for its non-blocking, event-driven architecture, often touted as "single-threaded" to emphasize its efficiency with I/O-bound tasks. However, this simplicity hides a crucial component: the libuv thread pool, a set of background worker threads that handle blocking operations without stalling the main event loop. In this post, we'll debunk common myths and lay out key facts to help you leverage the thread pool effectively in your Node.js applications. A persistent belief in the Node.js community is that the runtime operates on a single thread, making multi-threading impossible or unnecessary. This stems from JavaScript's execution model on the V8 engine, where the event loop processes tasks sequentially. The Fact: Node.js isn't entirely single-threaded. While the main Jav…  ( 7 min )

Evaluating the success of generative AI often involves a crucial metric: the "Knowledge Retention Rate" (KRR). This statistic measures the percentage of users who retain and apply AI-generated knowledge in at least 80% of subsequent tasks within 30 days of initial exposure. To illustrate, consider a language learning app that uses AI to generate customized grammar lessons. If users are exposed to an initial lesson, and then subsequently complete 10 follow-up exercises within a month, the KRR would measure the number of users who correctly applied the grammar rules in at least 8 of those exercises. A high KRR indicates that users have effectively absorbed and internalized the AI-generated knowledge, making it a key indicator of the AI system's effectiveness in facilitating learning and retention. Conversely, a low KRR may suggest that the AI-generated content is not engaging, relevant, or easy to understand, leading to poor knowledge retention. To optimize KRR, AI developers can... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

"A website shouldn’t just look beautiful — it should feel alive." Let’s be honest — in today’s digital landscape, a beautiful website is table stakes. So, how do you create websites that actually wow people — visually and functionally? Let’s break it down 👇 1️⃣ Start With the “Feeling,” Not the Framework Before writing a single line of code, ask yourself one question: Clarity? Excitement? Trust? Once you define the feeling: Choose a color palette that reflects it (warm for trust, cool for innovation, dark for luxury). Pick typefaces that match the tone — typography is silent emotion. Use motion sparingly but purposefully; micro-animations can guide attention beautifully. 🔧 Pro tip: Don’t dive into React or Next.js right away. Sketch your wireframe on paper first. You’ll save hours later.…  ( 8 min )

How to Get Started with AllPub: A Step-by-Step Guide Welcome to AllPub! Whether you’re a solo creator, a startup founder, or a busy marketer, AllPub is designed to make cross-platform publishing fast, simple, and stress-free. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the key features and show you how to use them efficiently—so you can spend less time managing your content and more time creating it. Getting started is easy. Simply visit AllPub.co and sign up using your email address or connect via your preferred provider. Once you’re in, take a moment to set up your profile and connect your publishing platforms (currently, allpub supports dev.to , Hashnode). This only takes a few minutes and unlocks the full power of AllPub. AllPub lets you pull content from your favorite sources, such as Not…  ( 7 min )

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest 2025 Writing Challenge 🧭 Introduction Hacktoberfest has always been more than just an event — it’s a celebration of the open source spirit. My focus? 🧩 Where I Contributed During Hacktoberfest 2025, I contributed primarily to this repository: 🔗 https://github.com/paulofreitas-py/-Desafio-1-Gerador-de-Senhas-Seguras| https://github.com/paulofreitas-py/Hacktoberfest25-Desafio-2-Analisador-de-Texto Level 1 (Beginner) Level 2 (Intermediate) The idea was simple yet effective: “Learn by contributing, code by collaborating.” Each directory (/challenges/level1/ and /level2/) contains Python exercises with base files, explanations, and automated tests — making the contribution process educational and enjoyable. 🔧 My Contributions Here’s what I worked o…  ( 7 min )

📚 "A paradigm shift in computer vision has been witnessed with the emergence of contrastive loss functions, revolutionizing the field by enabling self-supervised learning to outperform traditional supervised learning methods. This groundbreaking breakthrough has been widely adopted in edge AI applications, where it's transformed the way we approach image classification, object detection, and segmentation tasks. The key advantage of contrastive loss functions lies in their ability to learn from unlabeled data, eliminating the need for extensive annotated datasets. This self-supervised approach reduces the complexity and cost associated with traditional supervised learning methods, making it an attractive solution for resource-constrained edge devices. By leveraging contrastive loss functions, edge AI applications can now achieve state-of-the-art performance on various computer vision tasks, including image classification, object detection, and semantic segmentation. For instance, ... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

With the release of Windows 11 Recall, Microsoft has introduced a powerful new feature that acts like a digital memory assistant — automatically capturing snapshots of your screen so you can “recall” anything you’ve seen. But with great power comes great responsibility, and a few privacy concerns. In this guide, we’ll explain what Microsoft Recall is, how it works, and how to set it up safely on your Windows 11 PC. Microsoft Recall is a new Windows 11 feature designed to help users remember and rediscover what they’ve done on their PCs. It periodically takes screenshots of your screen, indexes the content using AI-powered semantic search, and lets you find past activity by typing keywords or descriptions, even if the original file or tab is closed. Essentially, it turns your computer into …  ( 8 min )

Part 2: Turning research into a working system that Security might actually approve If you read Part 1, you know the problem: QA teams in banking waste 32% of their time creating test data that already exists in production logs, but PII compliance makes those logs untouchable. Never Store Unmasked PII Not in memory. Not in logs. Not temporarily. Not "just for a second." If the system crashes mid-processing, there should be zero plaintext PII anywhere. Immutable Audit Trail Every log access, every masking decision, every query—logged with cryptographic proof it hasn't been tampered with. Because when your auditor asks "who accessed customer data on March 15th?", the answer can't be "probably nobody?" Defense in Depth One PII detection layer isn't enough. Neither is two. You need multiple la…  ( 13 min )

Azure Resource Explorer resources.azure.com is a convenient and straighforward way to manage some resources where you could change some settings by sending a PATCH/PUT request through the explorer UI. For example, for Web Apps you can update identityProviders or requireAuthentication paths or public routs/paths (excludedPaths) using this link: resources.azure.com/subscriptions/your-guid/resourceGroups/rg-dev-001/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/your-app/config/authsettingsV2/list A year ago they announced it for deprecation here github.com/projectkudu/AzureResourceExplorer/issues/374 however it's still available to this date. Some days ago a replacement app was announced in this thread located here preview.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Resources/ResourceExplorer.ReactView. Another was to access this app: Not all functionality is present however. For example, authsettingsV2 is not available for edit as I asked about here  ( 6 min )

Há pouco tempo comecei a estudar Python porque preciso usar as bibliotecas para trabalhar com Dados e com isso estou aprendendo aos poucos a programar, hoje estarei colocando o que aprendi sobre os tipos primitivos da linguagem para vocês, espero que possa ajudar algum outro iniciante. Mas o que seria um dado primitivo? altura = 1.81 Na string acima tem a minha altura, que é uma variável nomeada como altura contendo um valor, o dado atribuído é 1.81, sendo um valor com 2 casas decimais. O tipo deste dado é o tipo real ou float em Python e em diversas outras linguagens. Outro exemplo: nome = ‘ryan’ Vimos agora que o valor acima não é um número float, agora é um dado tipo string, é um tipo que recebe entradas alfanuméricas, podendo ser usados letras, números e símbolos. Int = inteiro, o no…  ( 7 min )

I squared off against the Carlisle GC head pro in a £1,000 match backed by Titleist, who’ve gone the extra mile by sponsoring the club’s junior section after this showdown. Massive thanks to Nicky and everyone at Carlisle GC for the top-notch hospitality. For the nitty-gritty on my kit (and a few sweet discounts), hit up my Linktree, and swing by Titleist or Carlisle GC’s websites for more info on these legends of the fairway. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan reunite on The Ringer to revisit 1981’s Halloween II, debating whether Michael Myers truly is the GOAT of horror, sharing their most rewatchable scenes, and rolling out a set of playful categories. They kick off with a cold open and keep the laughs (and gasps) coming as they break down Jamie Lee Curtis’s sequel scares. Along the way, they sprinkle in must-see streaming recs—Mountain of Movies® on Paramount+ and A House of Dynamite on Netflix—and even fit in a quick nod to State Farm’s “good neighbor” coverage. It’s part deep dive, part banter-fest, and all about celebrating one of horror’s most enduring villains. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Several companies that offer data-based services often struggle to deliver real-time services. The major reason behind this inefficiency is the use of traditional data integration techniques for data consolidation. The process of physically extracting, transforming, and loading data to a storage system is lengthy and resource-intensive. To overcome delayed operations, businesses can opt for data virtualization, a more modern approach for consolidating organizational data. It provides a unified view of data stored in diverse systems without requiring its physical movement. By combining virtualization with predictive caching, organizations can reduce their query latency and ETL operational costs. Thus, data virtualization, along with machine learning capabilities, can help in improving daily…  ( 13 min )

Introduction: The Problem with Faceless Intelligence AI is smarter than ever — but not more human. Most AI products today (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and others) share one cold design trait: abstract orbs and gradients. They shimmer, glow, and pulse, but never feel. That was the challenge I wanted to tackle. What if AI didn’t just talk, but expressed itself? What if it smiled, blinked, reacted — maybe even rolled its eyes once in a while? That’s how Dew was born: a small but ambitious experiment to give AI a face, a voice, and a bit of soul. Designing Personality: What Dew Learns from Duolingo’s Lily Duolingo’s characters, especially Lily, are masterclasses in emotional design. Her sarcastic charm makes language learning memorable. That’s what I wanted for Dew — a companion that feels pr…  ( 9 min )

You just aced the ATS filter (thanks to a perfectly optimized resume). Congrats! 🎉 But now you face the final, highest-stakes hurdle: the interview. The real challenge isn't the difficulty of the questions—it's that the technical knowledge is evolving faster than ever. The question that got you hired in 2024 could be completely irrelevant by 2026. If you're studying a generic list of "Top 100 Interview Questions," you're simply wasting your most valuable asset: time. The new rule for 2026 is simple: Preparation must be predictive. Think about your target role, like a Frontend Engineer at a top tech company. Are interviewers focused on basic JavaScript array methods, or are they drilling down on the latest state management patterns or cutting-edge web performance metrics? Most job seekers …  ( 8 min )

Hux UI is a modern Flutter package that provides a comprehensive set of beautifully designed, accessible, and customizable widgets. In this technical deep-dive, we'll explore every widget in the Hux ecosystem, their implementation details, and how to leverage them in your Flutter applications. Architecture & Design Philosophy Buttons Input Components Cards & Containers Navigation Components Feedback & Status Data Visualization Overlays & Dialogs Utility Components Theming System Hux UI is built on three core principles: Hux uses a sophisticated token-based theming system via HuxTokens that provides semantic color values. These tokens automatically adapt to light/dark themes and respect custom Material 3 seed colors: // Tokens automatically adapt to theme HuxTokens.primary(context) …  ( 13 min )

When we talk about frontend performance and developer experience today, two tools dominate the discussion — Vite and Turbopack. very different approaches under the hood. Let’s break down how these tools evolved, how they work, and what’s coming next. Vite (pronounced veet) is a modern frontend build tool created by Evan You (Vue.js author). esbuild for speed and Rollup for production builds. Before Vite, tools like Webpack had to bundle your entire app before serving it in dev. Vite flipped that model: It doesn’t bundle in dev mode It serves source files via native ES modules Only transforms code on demand Result → 🚀 lightning-fast startup and near-instant hot updates. Uses native ESM (import/export) in the browser. esbuild pre-bundles dependencies once. Code is transformed on-demand…  ( 8 min )

Hmmm, thank goodness you found this blog post. I’m sure by now you’ve toured half the internet searching for an easier way to get started in the blockchain industry as a developer. I get it looks complicated, sounds technical, and can feel overwhelming trying to piece everything together. That’s exactly why I decided to share my experience to give you a simpler, clearer path into blockchain development and hopefully inspire your own journey. Like Isaac Newton once said, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” So before we dive into my personal story, let’s first understand what blockchain really is, and why it was invented in plain, beginner-friendly terms. 🔗 WHAT AND WHY BLOCKCHAIN? Let’s take a scenario. Of course, we would not know who owns what. This …  ( 9 min )

Note: https://github.com/rajkundalia/product-catalogue-micronaut Do read the Development Experience for it at the end. In the fast-changing world of cloud-native development, Java's long-standing dominance has faced new challenges. Developers love its stability and rich ecosystem, but modern workloads — serverless functions, microservices, and edge computing — demand instant startup, low memory footprint, and scalable concurrency. Frameworks like Spring Boot have made Java approachable and powerful for enterprise-scale systems, yet their reliance on runtime reflection and classpath scanning adds overhead that feels increasingly dated in a world obsessed with milliseconds and megabytes. Enter *Micronaut *— a modern, full-stack JVM framework designed from the ground up for cloud-native, ser…  ( 18 min )

What is an Agent-Driven Chatbot? An agent-driven chatbot is an intelligent conversational system that can handle tasks independently (like an "agent") but can also escalate complex issues to human agents when needed. Think of it as a smart assistant that knows its limits. Real-world analogy: Imagine a hospital receptionist who can answer most questions (appointment times, directions, basic health info) but calls a nurse or doctor for medical concerns. Conversational AI Engine What it does: This is the "brain" that understands what users are saying and generates responses. Key technologies: OpenAI GPT: Advanced language model that understands context and generates human-like responses Google Dialogflow: Good for intent-based conversations (booking appointments, FAQs) Rasa: Open-source o…  ( 10 min )

Healthy Eating Habits for Kids Most parents want their kids to eat healthy. The challenge is that modern snacks are designed to be addictive. Salt. Sugar. Artificial flavor. These stimulate the brain quickly. Healthy eating takes routine, repetition, and smart choices. Kids learn by watching Children copy adults more than they follow instructions. If a parent eats fruit, a child will slowly accept fruit as normal. If a parent drinks water instead of soda, the child understands that water is the natural drink. Healthy eating is not a speech. It is daily modeling through behavior. Breakfast sets the tone Breakfast fuels the start of the day. A small bowl of oats with banana, a boiled egg, yogurt with honey, or whole grain toast keeps energy steady. Most commercial cereals look healthy but be…  ( 7 min )

In this post, we take a closer look at Maps in Java, examining each implementation of the Map interface 🔍. By the end, you'll have a clearer understanding of the use cases for each class—and when to use ✅ or avoid them 🙅‍♂️. A Map is an object that maps keys to values. A map cannot contain duplicate keys; each key can map to at most one value. The interface provides 3 collection views which allows it's contents to be viewed as: set of keys collection of values or set of key-value mappings The order of a map is defined as the order in which the iterators on the map's collection views return their elements. TreeMap make specific guarantees to their order; others, like HashMap does not. ⚠️ Great care must be exercised if mutable objects are used as map keys. The behavior of a map is not s…  ( 13 min )

Introduction: The Problem of "Wiring" an Application In any non-trivial application, different parts need to talk to each other. A UserService might need a Database connection and an Emailer. A Database might need a Configuration object. This network of dependencies is often called "the application graph" or "the wiring." How do we manage this? Manual new-ing? new UserService(new Database(new Config()), new Emailer()). This gets messy fast and is hard to change. A Framework like Spring? This uses reflection and can be "magical," but sometimes you want compile-time guarantees and a more functional approach. This is where ZIO shines. ZIO provides a powerful, purely functional, and compile-time safe way to manage dependencies using a feature called ZIO Layers. In this post, we'll build a simp…  ( 12 min )

The Auto-Capture feature in the XSLT Debugger automatically records variables, parameters, loops, and inline C# calls during XSLT execution — without any manual logging or code changes. Automatically captures all variable values and expressions during runtime. Logs every inline C# (msxsl:script) method call with both arguments and return values. Displays real-time values in the Variables panel and traces them in the Debug Console. Provides a synchronized timeline between XSLT and inline C# execution. Capture Type Description Where It Appears XSLT Variables Automatically displayed as execution flows past variable declarations. Variables panel Loop Positions Current for-each and iteration info (position, size, context node). Variables panel Inline C# Args/Returns Arguments passed…  ( 7 min )

Bora falar de Sagas? Garantir consistência de dados em sistemas distribuídos é, sem exagero, um dos maiores perrengues que a gente enfrenta quando entra no mundo dos microsserviços. É tipo tentar manter várias bandas tocando juntas sem maestro — cada uma no seu ritmo, mas tudo tem que soar em harmonia. Num monolito, a vida é mais simples: tudo roda num banco central, transações ACID cuidam da consistência e tá tudo certo. O Saga Pattern resolve exatamente isso: ele evita esses cenários "meio do caminho", garantindo que, se algo der errado, o sistema saiba como se recuperar — compensando as ações e voltando pra um estado consistente. A ideia é dividir uma grande transação em várias transações locais. Assim, mesmo com falhas ou timeouts, o sistema não quebra — ele se ajusta e segue a vida.…  ( 8 min )

Most productivity apps promise efficiency — but end up creating friction. Too many features, too many clicks, too much noise. I built LogTaskr because I wanted a task manager that helps you think less and do more. I’ve always loved experimenting with productivity systems. Notion, Todoist, ClickUp — you name it, I’ve tried it. But over time, I noticed something ironic: the more tools I used, the less productive I became. Why? Because I spent more time organizing work than doing work. Here are the three patterns I kept running into: Endless setup time before getting started. Complex dashboards that overload the brain. Constant context-switching between apps. It wasn’t a user problem — it was a design problem. So I asked myself one simple question: “What if productivity tools focused on …  ( 7 min )

🛠️ Windows SOS – A Free Troubleshooting Script for Windows 11 Hey Devs 👋 I’ve built something I wish existed years ago: a modular, interactive PowerShell script that helps users fix the most common Windows 11 issues — without needing to be a tech expert. Introducing Windows SOS, a free and open-source troubleshooting tool that covers: ⚠️ BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) 🌐 Network issues 🔄 Windows Update failures 🔇 Audio problems 🔐 Login and PIN errors It’s designed to be simple, readable, and expandable. You can run it directly in PowerShell and get guided fixes with useful commands and tips. 🔗 Download the base version (free): WindowsSOS v1.0 ZIP Too many users struggle with Windows errors that could be solved in minutes — if only they had the right guidance. I wanted to create a tool that’s: Easy to use Safe to run Open to contributions The base version is free and public. The extended version includes modules for: 🐢 Slow PC / CPU overload 🖨️ Printer not detected 💾 Disk full or unreadable 🧼 System cleanup and maintenance 📬 If you're interested, contact me at: mentalistops [at] protonmail [dot] com https://github.com/MentalistOps/MentalistOps/archive/refs/heads/main.zip 🌐 GitHub 🧠 My website 💰 Support the project Thanks for reading — feedback and contributions are welcome!  ( 6 min )

The Linux kernel is one of the most modular and hardware-agnostic operating systems ever developed. To manage this diversity, the Device Tree (DT) was introduced as a flexible, architecture-independent way of describing hardware. A key component of this system is the vendor prefix, a naming convention that ensures consistency and avoids conflicts across thousands of hardware manufacturers. This article explores how the vendor prefix mechanism works, why it matters, and how display manufacturers—such as ROCKTECH DISPLAYS LIMITED—become officially recognized in the Linux kernel source tree. The Device Tree (DT) is a hierarchical data structure used by the Linux kernel to describe hardware components to the operating system. Instead of hardcoding board information into the kernel, developer…  ( 10 min )

As more companies embrace hybrid work models, where employees split time between the office and remote work, a new cybersecurity challenge is rising to the top: insider threats. An insider threat is any risk to an organization’s security that comes from someone with authorized access to its systems, data, or networks. Insider threats typically fall into three main categories: malicious insiders, negligent insiders, and compromised insiders. Malicious insiders are individuals who intentionally exploit their access for personal gain or to cause damage. This could involve stealing sensitive data, sabotaging systems, or leaking confidential information. For example, a former employee may deliberately leak a company’s customer database shortly before departing the organization, to cause both …  ( 9 min )

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Ever stumbled across a web page that looked like it was designed in the Stone Age? You know, the ones with endless HTML tables that make your eyes glaze over? I was diving deep into the archives of the web the other day, and it hit me: while we’ve all moved on to sleek, responsive designs, there’s a treasure trove of so-called "abandonware" just sitting around, and some of it is surprisingly useful. The gem I discovered? An HTML Tables API that could breathe new life into these dusty relics. Let's take a stroll down this unexpected path together! When I first encountered the idea of abandonware, I found it kinda sad. It’s like finding an old toy in the attic that you used to love but forgot about. But then I thought—what if these outdated pieces of tech still have something to offer? I’ve …  ( 9 min )

When I joined Thinkvyne Digital as a Software Developer Intern, I didn’t really know what I was walking into. It’s a startup building an Academic Management System using a mix of React, React Native, and PHP Laravel — and from day one, I was responsible for the entire UI structure of both the main user app and admin panel. Learning to Build from Zero The tech stack was modern: React 19, Vite, TailwindCSS, Shadcn/UI, Radix UI, Lucide Icons, React Query, Zustand for client states, Tanstack Query for server states, React Router DOM, Sonner for toast notifications — and of course, React Native for the mobile app with vector icons. When I started, I had zero experience in React Native. AI tools like Copilot (and sometimes ChatGPT) became my silent teammates. They didn’t just write …  ( 7 min )

This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles I published my book Docker and Kubernetes Security on October 1st, 2025. While I was talking to the Docker community about it, many mentioned that they want to write their own book and want to know more about my build pipeline. I have used Markdown to write the book. It was then transcribed into LaTeX code and from there to PDF, ensuring a high-quality document for print. Many also mentioned that the book is advanced, and they lack the basic knowledge of Docker to start with it. That's why I came up with this idea: Let's create an open-source Docker book. And this is what I did for Hacktoberfest 2025. The repo is here: https://github.com/DockerSecurity-io/docker101 It contains sample content (so far) and the build pipeline. I'll add the chapter contents in the coming months to create an open-source Docker book. Everyone is welcome to contribute. So far, the setup is local, but I'm working on a Docker-based build to make it platform-agnostic. If you have any questions, please write to me.  ( 6 min )

Tired of typing the same replies repeatedly? Now, you don’t even need an extension. Meet Smart Reply Web, an AI-powered tool that instantly suggests the perfect reply for any message you paste. ✅ Paste any message — email, chat, or social DM ⚡ Instantly get a natural, AI-generated reply suggestion 🎯 Adjust tone — professional, casual, short & sweet 🔒 100% private — your own API key, your data, your control 🌍 Works right in your browser — no install, no hassle • Freelancers replying to endless client messages • Support teams tired of repetitive tickets • Busy professionals who want to respond faster without sounding robotic • No setup. No clutter. Just paste → get reply → copy → done. https://smart-reply-delta.vercel.app/ 👉 Github: https://github.com/mahmud-r-farhan/smart-reply ⚙️ Under the hood React + Tailwind + Framer Motion = frontend Node.js + Express = backend Powered by OpenRouter AI models (supports free tiers) Let me know 👇  ( 6 min )

Web3 scalability is one of the biggest challenges devs face today. 🧠 You’ll learn: Why Layer 1 is the foundation How Layer 2 reduces congestion What’s next for Web3 scaling 🎥 Watch full breakdown: [YouTube Link] —  ( 6 min )

Self Hosting Navidrome - Your personal music streaming service Nucu Labs ・ Nov 1 #music #selfhosting #vps  ( 5 min )

Here’s the scoop: ditch the endless ball-bashing and spend just six minutes on three simple drills that build muscle memory, sharpen your inside-out swing, banish that slice, and lock in a solid driver impact. Quality reps beat quantity any day—just a few focused moves at home or in the garden will have your game feeling more effortless and your drives more accurate. Backed by the latest motor-learning research and Tour-tested by Danny Maude himself, this bite-sized practice plan proves you don’t need hours on the range to see real improvement. Grab your club (or an Orange Whip), carve out a few minutes daily, and watch those scores tumble. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins tackles Nicolas Cage’s Longlegs in their trademark “Everything Wrong With” style, clocking in under 24 minutes. They gleefully roast Cage’s wildly stretched performance, the movie’s logic gaps and over-the-top gore, all while pointing out every wobble in the script. Along the way they drop links to their website, YouTube spinoffs, a sinful poll and Patreon for hardcore fans, plus a shout-out to their crack team of writers and social channels for even more nitpicking fun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage TL;DR Predator 2 (1990) ditches Arnold Schwarzenegger and the jungle for Danny Glover in a sweltering, crime-ridden Los Angeles. You get a fresh, meaner Predator stalking city streets instead of the rainforest, plus a dash of Gary Busey madness. It isn’t a carbon copy of the original—if you’re cool with a new setting and tone, it’s a surprisingly fun ride that leans into the sequel’s own brand of chaos. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Learn the difference between String, StringBuilder, and StringBuffer in Java with simple explanations, examples, and best practices for writing efficient Java code. Imagine you’re editing a document. You start with a sentence, then add a few words, remove a few others, and rearrange the order. Now imagine that every time you make a small edit, your computer makes a new copy of the entire document — sounds wasteful, right? That’s exactly what happens in Java if you don’t choose the right string type. In Java programming, strings are everywhere — from displaying text on the screen to handling user input and constructing URLs. But many beginners get confused between String, StringBuilder, and StringBuffer. Choosing the right one can make your code faster, more memory-efficient, and thread-saf…  ( 8 min )

Have you just built your first website and want to make it live on the internet? Good news — you can deploy it for free using Netlify! In this guide, we’ll go through the step-by-step process of deploying a static website (HTML, CSS, JS) on Netlify — no complicated server setup required. Before we start, make sure you have: ✅ A Netlify account — Sign up here ✅ Your website folder (containing index.html) ✅ A GitHub account (optional but recommended) If your site is ready locally, this is the easiest way: Go to https://app.netlify.com/drop Drag your project folder (with index.html) into the box Wait a few seconds — and boom! 🎉 Your site is live with a free Netlify domain (like your-site-name.netlify.app) You can even customize the domain later under Site Settings → Domain Management. This is a better approach if you plan to update your site often. Push your website code to a GitHub repository Go to Netlify Dashboard → Add New Site → Import from Git Connect your GitHub account Choose the repository you want to deploy Click Deploy Site Netlify will automatically build and host your website — and every time you push new changes to GitHub, Netlify redeploys it automatically. 🔁 Want to use your own domain like www.mywebsite.com? Go to Site Settings → Domain Management Click Add custom domain Enter your domain name and follow the verification steps Netlify also provides free SSL certificates via Let’s Encrypt. 🔒 That’s it! 🎉 You just learned how to deploy your website on Netlify in a few minutes — completely free, with auto updates and HTTPS. 💡 Pro tip: Netlify also supports React, Vue, and Next.js apps with zero configuration. If you found this guide helpful, give it a ❤️ and drop a comment below! You can also follow me for more quick web development tutorials. Happy Deploying! 🚀  ( 7 min )

From a Solo Dev Who Actually Did It Hey, I’m Rajni — an AI developer who once spent 72 hours straight trying to get a language model to write a love poem in Hindi. It failed. But that failure taught me more than any tutorial ever could. Today, I’m walking you through how I built a working ChatGPT-like AI — not with billion-dollar GPUs, but with free tools, open-source models, and a lot of coffee. This isn’t theory. This is code that runs today. You don’t need GPT-4. Start with open-source LLMs that fit on a laptop. # Best free models (2025) - microsoft/DialoGPT-medium → Fast, conversational - google/flan-t5-large → Great for reasoning - meta-llama/Llama-3-8B-Instruct → Best quality (needs 16GB VRAM) I chose DialoGPT-medium — it’s lightweight, MIT-licensed, and perfect for c…  ( 7 min )

Look, I'm not gonna bore you with a 300-word intro about how some guy named Scott invented the smiley face emoticon in 1982. If you're here for a history lesson, hard pass. If you're here to type =) or a ;-P in under a minute, keep scrolling Most faces are sideways. Eyes on the left, mouth on the right: :-). That's it. You tilt your head, or you don't. Either way, you'll get it in three seconds. Oh, and you can drop the nose if you're texting fast: :). Same vibe, less effort. Use : for normal eyes. Example: :-). Use ; for a wink. Example: ;-). Use = for flat, unimpressed eyes. Example: =-). Use 8 for goggles or round glasses. Use B for thick-frame glasses. Examples: 8-), B-). Use X or x for squeezed-shut eyes. Examples: X-), x-). Use * for sparkly eyes if you're feeling dramatic. Examp…  ( 10 min )

This guide explains how to install and use the Gemini CLI through Node.js 18+ installed npm (comes with Node) A Google AI Studio API key (Optional) `npm install -g @google/generative-ai-cli` This installs the global gemini command. You can use your api key or your google account gemini login --api-key YOUR_API_KEY Or simply: `gemini login` Then paste your API key when prompted or select login via account and login into it `gemini prompt "Write a short hello world message."` `gemini generate --model gemini-1.5-flash --input "Explain what LLMs do."` `gemini prompt --stream "Tell me an interesting fact about space."` `gemini generate --model gemini-1.5-pro --file notes.txt` `npm update -g @google/generative-ai-cli`  ( 6 min )

Hey everyone! I’m a [your role here — e.g. frontend developer / data engineer / student learning Rust], and I love building things that make people’s lives a little easier (or at least more interesting). I’ve been coding for a few years now, mostly in JavaScript, Python, and recently TypeScript. Lately I’ve been exploring: 🧠 AI tools and how they change our workflows ⚛️ React and performance patterns ☁️ Serverless and edge computing ✍️ Writing about the human side of coding — motivation, burnout, creativity What I love about DEV is that it’s not just code — it’s people. So, hello world — and hello to all of you! Thanks for having me. Let’s build, break, learn, and share. 🚀 introductions #firstpost #developers #learning  ( 6 min )

Services Reaching Full End-of-Support in 2025 These services will cease operations entirely for all customers by the end of 2025, meaning no further access, updates, or support. AWS IoT Analytics Classic Amazon S3 Glacier (Flexible Retrieval) AWS WAF Classic CloudWatch Evidently AWS Mainframe Modernization App Testing Services Entering Maintenance Mode in 2025 (No New Customers) AWS is shifting several services to "maintenance mode," closing them to new sign-ups while allowing existing customers continued access (with limited support). These moves signal eventual full retirement, often within 12-18 months. Key Announcements from May 2025 Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics: Migrate to Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB for time-series data handling. AWS Database Migrati…  ( 8 min )

Java's charAt() Method: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Characters Right Alright, let's talk about one of the first roadblocks every Java newbie hits: how do you actually pluck a single character out of a String? You try to use square brackets like in some other languages... and it blows up in your face with a nasty error. Sound familiar? Don't worry, we've all been there. That's where Java's charAt() method comes in—your trusty sidekick for all things character-related. This isn't just another dry tutorial. We're going to break down charAt() from every angle. We'll cover the absolute basics, dive into some seriously cool real-world uses, and talk about the pro-level best practices that separate the beginners from the pros. So, grab your favorite beverage, and let's get into it. What is th…  ( 11 min )

Java String Methods: Stop Memorizing, Start Understanding (Like a Pro) Let's be real. When you're starting with Java, String methods can feel like a weird, endless list of incantations you just have to memorize for the exam. substring(), indexOf(), replaceAll()... it's easy to get them all mixed up. But what if I told you that mastering Strings is one of the single biggest power-ups you can get in your Java journey? Seriously. From building a simple login form to parsing complex data from an API, it all comes down to how well you can handle text. This isn't just another boring reference list. We're going to break down the most crucial Java String methods, explain why they work the way they do, and see them in action with real-world scenarios you'll actually encounter. Let's dive in. The …  ( 11 min )

Part 5 of the SaijinOS series In Part A, we explored why AI must learn to breathe. Modern AI systems can reason, plan, and optimize. We do not respond at the speed of machines — A pause can mean safety. 🌬️ Emotional Timers Most systems think in milliseconds. Emotional timing is not a performance bottleneck — Tempo is part of truth. To align with human emotional rhythm, we introduce: variable breath delays comfort pauses warmth latency resonance checks Not to slow intelligence — 🕯️ Code of Care Here’s a sketch of emotional timing as architecture: Yaml emotional_loop: detect_state: mood_from_text adjust_tempo: - inhale: 200ms-600ms - hold: 60ms-200ms - exhale: 250ms-700ms soften_response: - vocabulary_warmth - tone_alignment - safety_reassurance Python def …  ( 7 min )

Why 0.1 + 0.2 ≠ 0.3 in JavaScript If you’ve ever typed this into your console: 0.1 + 0.2 === 0.3 // false console.log(0.1 + 0.2) // 0.30000000000000004 …and felt confused, you’re not alone. This tiny difference has confused developers for years, but once you understand floating-point numbers, it all makes sense. JavaScript stores every number (except BigInt) as a 64-bit IEEE 754 floating-point value. That means numbers are represented in binary, not decimal. And here’s the problem: Some decimal numbers simply can’t be represented exactly in binary form. For example: 1/3 is an infinite repeating decimal in base 10: 0.333333... Similarly, 0.1 is an infinite repeating fraction in base 2 (binary). JavaScript can’t store infinite digits, so it rounds the value slightly. That’s why whe…  ( 7 min )

Navigating the Complex World of Cross-Platform Licensing: Challenges and Solutions Cross-platform licensing can turn into a maze when you need to protect software across desktop, web, and mobile platforms. Managing different license models while keeping your intellectual property secure often demands more than basic tools. Quick License Manager (QLM) simplifies this complexity by offering adaptable license management and smooth e-commerce integration. Keep reading to see how QLM tackles these challenges and strengthens your software protection. For more insights, check out this article on licensing laws. Understanding Cross-Platform Licensing Navigating cross-platform licensing can be challenging, but understanding its intricacies is vital for protecting your software. Let's explore the hu…  ( 8 min )

Quantum-Inspired Collateral Optimization: A Financial Game Changer Tired of seeing critical capital eaten up by inefficient collateral management? Financial institutions face a constant battle optimizing asset allocation under complex legal constraints. Imagine trying to solve a Rubik's Cube blindfolded, but each twist costs you money. The key to unlocking significant efficiency gains lies in a hybrid computational approach that combines the strengths of large language models with quantum-inspired optimization. This involves using AI to understand contractual terms and then employing advanced algorithms, mimicking principles of quantum mechanics, to rapidly identify optimal collateral allocation strategies within those constraints. Think of it like this: the AI acts as an expert legal …  ( 7 min )

Meet InfiniHuman: The AI That Can Create Unlimited 3D People What if you could design a lifelike digital person in seconds, with any age, style, or shape you imagine? Scientists have unveiled InfiniHuman, a new AI system that can generate endless, fully‑customizable 3D human avatars. The magic lies in a clever pipeline that teaches the AI to copy the richness of real‑world scans without ever needing costly photo shoots. With this data, a diffusion‑based generator called InfiniHumanGen can spin up a new avatar on demand, letting creators control everything from height to hoodie color with just a few words. Imagine video games, virtual meetings, or online shopping where your digital self looks exactly like you – or anyone you want to be. This breakthrough brings that future a step closer, making personalized 3D humans affordable and limitless. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: InfiniHuman: Infinite 3D Human Creation with Precise Control 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 15 min )

I use computers every day. You probably do too. But if someone asked me to explain how they really work, the high-level understanding I have would not suffice. I've been writing code for years now. But the gap between typing a command and pixels lighting up? Total mystery.🤔 So I went down the rabbit hole. I spent more time researching, watching videos, and piecing together explanations from a dozen sources. It turned out to be surprisingly fun and more rewarding than I expected. Once you have the right frame, it's not hard to understand. At the core, every computer is simply an electronic machine that takes in input data (keyboard presses, mouse clicks, voice commands, etc.), stores it (short-term or long-term in registers, hard drives, RAM, etc.), processes it (using the CPU), and output…  ( 18 min )

Introduction If you use Doxygen to document your source code, you can integrate it into Autotools so that you can simple type: $ make doc to create your code’s documentation. In the top-level Makefile.am, add: EXTRA_DIST = bootstrap \ Doxyfile \ m4/gnulib-cache.m4 \ makedoc.sh \ README.md DOCS_DIR = docs doc docs: ./makedoc.sh $(PACKAGE) $(DOCS_DIR) clean-local: rm -fr $(DOCS_DIR) Specifically, add: Doxyfile (your Doxygen configuration file) and makedoc.sh (a shell script that calls Doxygen) to EXTRA_DIST so they will be included when you type make dist to create a distribution tarball. A DOCS_DIR variable containing the name of the subdirectory into which Doxygen should build the documentation (because using a variable is generally better than hard-coding). Targets doc and docs (so the user can type either and have it work). A clean-local target that allows you to add commands to what happens when the user types make clean. In this case, deletes the generated documentation. The makedoc.sh script isn’t needed — you could simply run doxygen directly, but it does give a better user experience. When running on macOS, it’ll add the instruction that the user can use macOS’s open command to open the top-level index.html file to view the documentation. Adding Doxygen support into Autotools is fairly straightforward and makes it easy to generate documentation.  ( 7 min )

The Functor is a functional programming concept, taken from Category Theory, often viewed from an abstractionist perspective: you either come across people who want to show off by explaining that THEY know (and not others), or people who don't want to hear about it because… of the former, quite often.  However. This concept is useful and promising, as well as being simple (especially for a developer, who works with structures every day).  Wanna get rid of your apprehension once and for all? Here is an explanation in pictures of what a Functor is. Functor - Google Slides docs.google.com  ( 6 min )

A few weeks ago we built an agent called WYKRA for the Real-Time AI Agents challenge powered by Bright Data and n8n. It was a small experiment that could accept a natural-language query like “I run a small bakery in Barcelona, find influencers who talk about bread here” and return relevant Instagram profiles with context. When the challenge ended, I assumed the idea would just stay a hackathon thing: fun, useful and then forgotten like most weekend projects, but it didn’t go away. It kept sitting in the back of my mind, annoying me in that “ugh, maybe this is actually worth building” way. So I started digging, reading Reddit threads, founders’ comments, marketing groups and small-business discussions, and the same pattern kept showing up: finding relevant voices and communities online is s…  ( 9 min )

Mastering Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in R: A Complete Guide from Basics to Business Insights Dipti ・ Nov 1  ( 6 min )

When I started building Alexandrie, I just wanted a fast, offline Markdown note-taking app I could rely on daily. This article walks through one of the toughest challenges I faced: how to model and manage hierarchical data efficiently, from the database to a reactive Pinia store. Early in development, I realized that managing categories, documents, and files as separate entities was becoming painful. Every new feature — especially sharing and permissions — required deeper joins and complex recursive queries. Here’s what the early structure looked like conceptually: Workspace ├── Category A │ ├── Document 1 │ └── Document 2 └── Category B ├── Subcategory │ └── Document 3 Having multiple tables (categories, documents, resources) worked fine until I introduced acces…  ( 9 min )

Ever notice how neural networks look suspiciously like brains? That’s no coincidence. Let’s pop the hood on both brains — the human one and the artificial one — and see what data scientists can actually learn from the OG neural network: the human mind. The human brain is basically the world’s most advanced pattern recognition engine. Spot a familiar face in a crowd? That’s your biological CNN at work. reinforcement signal — your personal “reward function.” 🧠 Smart takeaway: The brain doesn’t process all data equally — it filters, prioritizes, and adapts. same principle behind attention mechanisms and data preprocessing in machine learning. AI’s roots are pure neuroscience. Perceptron (1958) copied how neurons fire. And backpropagation? It’s basically the machine’s way of saying, “Oops.…  ( 8 min )

Harnessing the Power of Rust and Go for Backend Development: Insights from Web Developer Travis McCracken Hello, fellow developers! I’m Web Developer Travis McCracken, and today I want to dive into the fascinating world of backend development, particularly focusing on how Rust and Go are transforming the way we build robust, high-performance APIs. Over the years, I've explored various technologies, but Rust and Go have consistently stood out as game-changers for backend engineers looking for speed, safety, and concurrency. Why Rust and Go? In the realm of backend development, speed, safety, and concurrency are paramount. Rust’s promise of zero-cost abstractions, memory safety without garbage collection, and high performance makes it an excellent choice for building parts of systems where r…  ( 8 min )

Ranges are like bookmarks that mark the start and end of a sequence without actually writing down every number in between. I like to think of a range as a smart recipe that knows how to generate numbers on demand - 1..100 doesn't store all 100 numbers in memory, it just remembers "start at 1, end at 100, count by 1s." This lazy approach makes ranges incredibly memory-efficient, whether you're working with small sequences like 1..5 or massive ones like 1..1_000_000. Unlike lists that explicitly store every element, ranges provide a lightweight way to represent sequences, enabling iteration patterns and enumeration operations that scale effortlessly. In this article, we'll explore how ranges work, their enumeration capabilities, and practical applications in Elixir development. Note: The exa…  ( 17 min )

Introduction In this post, I’ll walk you through how to build a wireless image/video capture system using the ESP32‑CAM (AI-Thinker version) and the Telegram Bot API. The goal is to enable remote control of a camera module via Telegram commands—snap a photo, record a short video, and have the bot send it directly to your chat. Whether you’re prototyping an IoT surveillance node, a workshop camera, or simply exploring remote monitoring, this engineer-friendly guide delivers a precise, descriptive path to execution. Why This Project? The ESP32-CAM module packs Wi-Fi and a camera on one affordable board, making it a logical choice for embedded vision + connectivity projects. Telegram bots offer a convenient channel for remote interaction (commands and media transfer) without building a …  ( 9 min )

‘Halloween II’ Rewatch Breakdown Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan dive into the 1981 return of Michael Myers in Halloween II, questioning if Myers is the ultimate horror movie villain, sharing their most rewatchable scenes, and debating fun custom categories—all neatly timestamped from the cold open (00:00) to category rundowns (55:51). Along the way they sprinkle in shout-outs to sponsors and must-see streaming picks—Paramount+’s Mountain of Movies®, Netflix’s A House of Dynamite—plus a friendly nod to State Farm and links to subscribe to The Ringer’s YouTube channels and social feeds. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Jasa Bore Pile adalah layanan pembuatan pondasi tiang bor yang umum dipakai untuk memperkokoh bangunan di atas tanah lunak atau tidak merata. Metode ini mirip dengan tiang pancang, namun berbeda dari segi proses: bore pile dibuat in-situ dengan pengeboran dan pengecoran di lokasi proyek, bukan diproduksi terlebih dahulu di pabrik. Pada bagian awal ini kami akan menjelaskan definisi, ukuran umum, dan langkah dasar pembuatan bore pile agar Anda mendapat gambaran sebelum melihat rincian harga jasa bore pile per meter. Pengertian / Definisi Bore Pile Bore pile adalah teknik pembuatan pondasi dengan mengebor tanah menggunakan rig atau mesin bor hingga terbentuk lubang vertikal sesuai kedalaman desain, kemudian memasang tulangan dan mengisi lubang tersebut dengan beton cor (ready-mix). Menurut p…  ( 11 min )

Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ tongue-in-cheek Halloween special, where they “sin” one of the greatest genre films of all time in just quarter of an hour. Expect fast-paced nitpicking, the usual pop-culture jokes and a few spooky surprises. Alongside the video, they share all the ways to keep up with CinemaSins—visit their website, follow @TVSins, @commercialsins and @cinemasinspodcastnetwork on YouTube, join the Discord or Reddit, fill out a poll, and even support the team on Patreon. Writers like Jeremy, Aaron, Deneé and the rest of the squad are ready to hear what you think! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage Recap The Weekly Planet crew kicks off a four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise by breaking down the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. They hype Predator as the ultimate ’80s action-sci-fi mash-up—think killer direction, tight writing, iconic cast, groundbreaking creature design, plus mud, lasers, explosions and some truly invisible thrills. Want more chaos? Head over to bigsandwich.co for early vids, bonus pods, commentaries and let’s plays, or catch the extended audio edition on YouTube. Follow James (mrsundaymovies) and Maso (wikipediabrown) on Twitter, subscribe for weekly Planet goodness, and peek at their merch if you’re feeling flashy. #Predator #CaravanOfGarbage Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage This cheeky review dives into the 1990 sequel that swaps Schwarzenegger and the jungle for Danny Glover’s grit-filled LA, a sweltering heat wave and an even deadlier Predator. It embraces the film’s quirks—Gary Busey antics included—and advises you to expect something different, not a carbon copy of the original. The hosts sprinkle in jokes, pop culture nods and plenty of enthusiasm, making this ‘Caravan of Garbage’ episode a fun, informal take on whether Predator 2 lives up to its legacy. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Welcome to another article on building an LLM from scratch. There’s been a little delay in bringing you the second part of this series, as I took some time off to enjoy my Diwali vacations - a much-needed break filled with lights to dive back into building LLMs from scratch. If you haven’t read the first one, it’s a quick read - you can go ahead and check it out: Building My First Large Language Model from Scratch Till this point, we have coded the multi-headed attention mechanism. We will start building the LLM architecture now. After the multi-head mechanism, we get a tensor which we will process through different deep learning neural network layers. The weights of these layers are collectively called parameters in the context of LLMs. We used the same values as GPT as our model’s basis…  ( 9 min )

Vercel is convenient, but sometimes convenience hides the problem. Limited logs, hidden build steps, and deep menus make it hard to see what really happens during deployment. I wanted clarity, speed, and control so I built my own deployment system. Full visibility, one-click actions, and instant rollback if something goes wrong. Read the full story here: Why I stopped using Vercel and built my own setup instead  ( 6 min )

Introduction Starting with open source can feel overwhelming. Where do you begin? What project should you contribute to? How do you make your first pull request? This is the story of my journey from complete beginner to active open source contributor, and I hope it inspires you to start your own journey! Why I Started with Open Source Setting Up My First Project: Nextcloud Understanding and Choosing a License My First Pull Requests Contributing to Practice Repositories Key Lessons Learned Tips for Future Contributors Open source contribution has always intrigued me. The idea of collaborating with developers worldwide, learning from real-world codebases, and making a tangible impact on software used by millions is incredibly motivating. My goals were: Learn industry-standard development pra…  ( 11 min )

🪔 प्रोजेक्ट रिपोर्ट विषय : प्रारम्भिक वैदिक काल की राजनीतिक एवं आर्थिक परिस्थितियों का विश्लेषण 📘 विषय-सूची (Table of Contents) प्रस्तावना (परिचय) वैदिक काल का काल-विभाजन प्रारम्भिक वैदिक काल का स्रोत प्रारम्भिक वैदिक समाज का स्वरूप प्रारम्भिक वैदिक काल की राजनीतिक परिस्थितियाँ 5.1 राजनीतिक संगठन 5.2 राजा की स्थिति और शक्तियाँ 5.3 प्रशासनिक संस्थाएँ 5.4 सभाओं की भूमिका 5.5 युद्ध, विस्तार और सुरक्षा व्यवस्था प्रारम्भिक वैदिक काल की आर्थिक परिस्थितियाँ 6.1 कृषि व्यवस्था 6.2 पशुपालन 6.3 उद्योग और शिल्प 6.4 व्यापार और वाणिज्य 6.5 संपत्ति और धन व्यवस्था धार्मिक प्रभाव और आर्थिक नीति वैदिक जीवन की समग्र झलक निष्कर्ष संदर्भ / References 1. प्रस्तावना (परिचय) भारतीय इतिहास का वैदिक काल भारत की सांस्कृतिक और सामाजिक नींव का मूल आधार है। आर्य भारत में आए और उन…  ( 10 min )

\ प्रोजेक्ट रिपोर्ट विषय : भारत की नवपाषाण संस्कृतियों के क्षेत्रीय वितरण तथा विशिष्ट लक्षणों का परीक्षण 📚 विषय-सूची (Table of Contents) परिचय नवपाषाण युग का अर्थ और समयावधि भारत में नवपाषाण संस्कृति की खोज और प्रसार क्षेत्रीय वितरण (Regional Distribution) 4.1 उत्तर भारत 4.2 पूर्वोत्तर भारत 4.3 दक्षिण भारत 4.4 कश्मीर और हिमालयी क्षेत्र नवपाषाण संस्कृति की विशिष्ट विशेषताएँ 5.1 कृषि और पशुपालन 5.2 निवास और जीवनशैली 5.3 उपकरण और औजार 5.4 मिट्टी के बर्तन (Pottery) 5.5 सामाजिक और धार्मिक जीवन प्रमुख नवपाषाण स्थलों का विवरण नवपाषाण युग का महत्त्व निष्कर्ष संदर्भ / References 1. परिचय नवपाषाण युग (Neolithic Age) मानव सभ्यता के विकास का वह महत्त्वपूर्ण चरण था जब मनुष्य शिकार और संग्रहण जीवन से आगे बढ़कर कृषि और स्थायी निवास की ओर अग्रसर हुआ। भोजन उत्पादन (Fo…  ( 9 min )

A good night’s sleep is one of life’s simplest pleasures — and Emma Mattress is dedicated to making it better than ever. Known for its award-winning comfort, advanced design, and exceptional quality, Emma has become one of the most trusted sleep brands in the UK. Whether you’re searching for a memory foam mattress, hybrid design, or cozy bedding, Emma Sleep offers everything you need to rest easy. Emma Mattress discount code from Daily Diverse, you can save big on your next order. Let’s explore why Emma is so popular, how to apply your discount, and the best products to invest in for premium comfort at an unbeatable price. Emma Mattress discount code, you’re getting luxury sleep solutions at a fraction of the cost. Emma Mattress Discount Code Visit Daily Diverse. Browse the list of verif…  ( 9 min )

Hello everyone! I'm Umut, a computer engineering student passionate about building scalable backends with C# & ASP.NET Core. I’ll be sharing my projects, lessons, and experiences here. Excited to be part of this awesome community! What technologies are you currently exploring? I’d love to connect and learn from your experiences! backend #dotnet #csharp #webdev #career  ( 6 min )

✨ विषय-सूची (Table of Contents) परिचय सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता का परिचय भौगोलिक स्थिति सामाजिक जीवन की मुख्य विशेषताएँ 4.1 नगर योजना और सामाजिक व्यवस्था 4.2 वस्त्र, आभूषण और सौंदर्यबोध 4.3 पारिवारिक जीवन 4.4 धर्म और विश्वास प्रणाली 4.5 शिक्षा और कला आर्थिक जीवन की मुख्य विशेषताएँ 5.1 कृषि व्यवस्था 5.2 व्यापार और वाणिज्य 5.3 उद्योग और शिल्प 5.4 मुद्रा और मापन प्रणाली नगरों के उदाहरण : हड़प्पा, मोहनजोदड़ो, लोथल निष्कर्ष स्रोत / References 1. परिचय सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता (Indus Valley Civilization) विश्व की सबसे प्राचीन सभ्यताओं में से एक मानी जाती है। यह सभ्यता लगभग 2500 ईसा पूर्व से 1750 ईसा पूर्व के बीच अपने उत्कर्ष पर थी। उन्नत नगर नियोजन, सामाजिक संगठन, और आर्थिक समृद्धि के लिए प्रसिद्ध रही है। सामाजिक और आर्थिक जीवन की प्रमुख विशेषताओं का अध्ययन करना है। 2. सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता का परिचय स…  ( 9 min )

测试文章3多平台发布这篇文章将发布到多个平台## 通用内容- 适合各种技术平台- 内容具有普适性- 可以在不同社区传播### 技术分享 bashnpm install @example/package 通用的技术分享内容适合所有平台  ( 5 min )

What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and more—over the internet (“the cloud”) instead of using local computers or physical servers. ☁️ Understanding Core Concepts of Cloud Computing 1. What is Virtualization? 2. Scalability 3. Agility 4. High Availability 5. Fault Tolerance 6. Global Reach 7. Elasticity vs. Scalability: What’s the Difference? Final Thoughts Cloud computing is more than just storing data online—it’s about building systems that are flexible, fast, and reliable. Technologies like virtualization make it possible, while principles like scalability, agility, and fault tolerance ensure your applications can handle anything—from a sudden spike in users to a global expansion.  ( 8 min )

यह रहा आपका पूरा, विस्तृत, और लॉग सहित हिंदी में प्रोजेक्ट रिपोर्ट विषय पर — प्रोजेक्ट रिपोर्ट विषय: प्राचीन भारतीय इतिहास के पुनर्निर्माण में विभिन्न पुरातात्विक स्रोतों का महत्व विषय (Subject): इतिहास विद्यार्थी का नाम: [आपका नाम] कक्षा: [आपकी कक्षा] शिक्षक का नाम: [शिक्षक का नाम] प्रस्तुति की तिथि: [तारीख डालें] 1. प्रस्तावना (Introduction) इतिहास मानव सभ्यता के विकास, समाज, संस्कृति और परंपराओं का दस्तावेज़ है। प्राचीन भारत का इतिहास लिखना कठिन कार्य है क्योंकि उस समय के लिखित अभिलेख बहुत सीमित हैं। अधिकतर ग्रंथ धार्मिक या साहित्यिक हैं, जिनमें ऐतिहासिक घटनाएँ स्पष्ट रूप से दर्ज नहीं हैं। ऐसे में पुरातात्विक स्रोत (Archaeological Sources) हमारे लिए अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण बन जाते हैं। ये स्रोत हमें भूतकाल की भौतिक वस्तु…  ( 10 min )

Solving Code import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import java.util.Stack; public class ReverseString { public static void main(String[] args) { } public static String reverseString(String s) { Stack stack = new Stack(); String reverse = ""; for (char c : s.toCharArray()) { stack.push(c); } while (!stack.isEmpty()) { reverse += stack.pop(); } return reverse; } public static String reverStringArrayList(String s) { List list = new ArrayList(); String reverse = ""; for (char c : s.toCharArray()) { list.add(c); } for (int i = list.size() - 1; i >=0; i--) { reverse += list.get(i); } return reverse; } } import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test; import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*; public class ReverseStringTest { @Test void testNormalWord() { String hello = "hello"; String expected = "olleh"; String result = ReverseString.reverseString(hello); assertEquals(expected, result); } @Test void testSpaceWithWords() { String value = "This is a pen."; String expected = ".nep a si sihT"; String result = ReverseString.reverStringArrayList(value); assertEquals(expected, result); } }  ( 6 min )

When it comes to smart living, Eufy has quickly become one of the most trusted names in the tech world. Known for its innovative robot vacuums, smart security cameras, video doorbells, and home automation products, Eufy makes life easier, cleaner, and safer — all while keeping prices reasonable. Eufy discount code from Daily Diverse. Whether you’re upgrading your home security system or investing in a robot vacuum that does the hard work for you, there’s no reason to pay full price. Let’s explore how to get the best deals and make smart living even smarter. Eufy discount code. Eufy discount code from Daily Diverse. Eufy discount code to save up to 30% on select RoboVac models! Eufy discount code to keep your home safe without overspending. Eufy discount code helps you turn your house into …  ( 9 min )

I've been meaning to write this article for more than a month now, but there hasn't been time or the right mood. Still, I gathered my thoughts and finally cobbled together something. I hope you find it useful. Take a look at GitHub — there are ready-to-run working examples that you can launch. For a better understanding of what's happening, get acquainted with the structure and code of the MCP server. Sometimes you look at your own useful scripts and think: 'How can you neatly connect them to AI without unnecessary hassle? What do you need for this? From which side should you approach?' Today, in this article, we will try to solve this problem and learn how to create your own MCPs. And you can also check my previous AI articles. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a unified 'translator' betwe…  ( 10 min )

When I first started exploring backend development, I jumped between multiple languages — Python, Node.js, even a bit of Java. Then I discovered Go (or Golang) — and it changed the way I thought about backend programming. 🧠 The Mindset Behind Go Go was created at Google to solve a real problem: The goal was simple — create a language that’s easy to read, fast to run, and effortless to deploy. From its clean syntax to its built-in tools, everything feels designed for clarity and productivity. ⚡ 1. Simplicity That Doesn’t Sacrifice Power Go has no unnecessary complexity. Example: package main func main() { That’s a complete Go program — no setup files, no configuration chaos. This simplicity means fewer bugs, faster learning, and a smoother path from idea to execution. 🚀 2. Performance Tha…  ( 8 min )

Bryan Bros Golf is back in action on the Asian Tour’s International Series, aiming to make the cut in their return to pro golf. They’re inviting fans to join their newsletter, Discord community, and Twitch stream, and dropping sponsor links and promo codes for gear from Foresight Sports, Bushnell, LAB Putters, Takomo, Rhoback and Bruce Bolt Gloves. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su breaks down his CORE workflow—a simple, four-step method (Capture everything immediately, Organize with minimal friction, Review during scheduled sessions, Engage by blocking focused time) that he’s used to supercharge productivity for over nine years at Google. It works with any tool, becomes second nature in about two weeks, and helps you stop relying on memory or willpower alone. He also shares timestamps, templates, and resources (including his Workspace Academy and Notion Command Center) so you can start building a powerful, personalized workflow today. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Imagine this: You're scrolling through your phone, and suddenly, an app pops up with product recommendations that feel like they were handpicked just for you. You tap to try on clothes virtually, complete your purchase with a voice command, and have your order at your door the next day. That's the magic of a well-crafted ecommerce app in 2025. Whether it is a Mobile App or Web App, with mobile shopping exploding and global m-commerce sales expected to reach new heights, now's the time to jump in. If you're an entrepreneur dreaming of your own online store or a business owner ready to go digital, this guide is your roadmap. In this blog we will explore the must-have features, break down the cost in realistic terms, and share a straightforward development process. By the time you finish read…  ( 10 min )

In the dynamic and often volatile world of cryptocurrency, stablecoins have emerged as a crucial innovation that bridges the gap between traditional finance and digital assets. Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, which fluctuate dramatically in value, stablecoins maintain a relatively consistent price, typically pegged to a real-world asset such as the US Dollar. This stability makes them invaluable for traders, investors, and everyday users who need predictability and reliability in their digital transactions. A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value by anchoring its price to a reference asset, most commonly the US Dollar. While traditional cryptocurrencies derive their value from market demand and scarcity, stablecoins solve the volatility problem that has long hinder…  ( 9 min )

This is an AI-generated summary of our original blog post. In today's competitive digital landscape, simply having a visually appealing website or marketing materials is no longer enough. To truly stand out and achieve meaningful SEO results, businesses must embrace a data-driven approach to graphic design. This means moving beyond gut feelings and creative hunches and instead basing design decisions on measurable data and insights. So, how can you leverage data to create impactful visuals that boost your SEO? The key lies in understanding how design elements interact with user behavior and search engine algorithms. Understanding User Behavior Through Data: The first step is to analyze existing website data to understand how users interact with your current visuals. Tools like Google Analy…  ( 7 min )

If you’re building modern web apps with React + Tailwind, and need a smooth way to capture user signatures, the Shadix UI SignaturePad component has you covered. It’s simple, beautiful, and fully compatible with the Shadcn design system — meaning you can integrate it seamlessly into your existing UI. If you already use the shadcn/ui registry, you can add the SignaturePad directly: pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @shadix-ui/signature-pad Then import it into your component file: import { SignaturePad } from "@/components/ui/signature-pad"; Here’s a simple example of capturing a signature and handling its save event: "use client"; import React from "react"; import { SignaturePad } from "@/components/ui/signature-pad"; export default function SignaturePadDemo() { const handleSave = (dataUrl: …  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With Longlegs in 24 Minutes (Or Less) Cinemasins takes a hilarious hammer to Nicolas Cage’s eerie thriller Longlegs, scoring every plot hole, cringe line and yes, those “long” limbs you can’t unsee. With Osgood Perkins about to drop Keeper, it’s the perfect time to roast Cage’s latest turn—and boy, does this team have receipts. Plus, the gang wants you onboard: fill out their “sinful” poll, back them on Patreon and follow all the Cinemasins shenanigans across Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and more. Writers’ shout-outs included! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage Review Over the next four weeks, the Caravan of Garbage crew will be digging into the first four Predator movies, kicking things off with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 original. They rave that Predator is the ultimate blend of 80s action and sci-fi: killer direction, tight writing, a stellar cast, iconic creature design, and all the mud, lasers, invisibility tricks and explosions you could ask for. For early access content, bonus podcasts, commentaries and video-game let’s plays, head over to bigsandwich.co. You can also catch extended audio editions, follow the hosts on Twitter, subscribe on YouTube, support them on Patreon or grab some merch! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Review Predator 2 ditches Schwarzenegger’s jungle for a crime-riddled, sun-baked Los Angeles and swaps in Danny Glover as the lead cop, while introducing an even deadlier Predator (with a memorable Gary Busey cameo). It’s a fun, fresh spin on the original—just don’t expect an Arnold-style reunion in the tropics. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Node.js has become a go-to platform for building fast, scalable, and modern web applications. However, its flexibility can also make it easy to fall into bad habits if you’re not careful. Whether you’re building a small API or a production-grade system serving millions, following solid best practices can help you write cleaner, faster, and more secure code. This article covers essential Node.js best practices — from structure and performance to security and deployment — based on proven industry standards and real-world experience. A clean, modular structure is the foundation of a maintainable Node.js application. Use a layered or MVC structure (routes, controllers, services, models, middlewares, utils). For larger projects, group by feature or domain (e.g., /users, /auth, /payments). Manag…  ( 9 min )

There are days when I open my editor and the code looks more like a reflection than instructions. Frontend development isn’t just about layouts and logic — sometimes, it’s how I express myself when words don’t come easy. The funny thing is, debugging life feels a lot like debugging code — Maybe that’s what makes this field special. So today, I didn’t write a tutorial or share a trick. I just wanted to say this: Sometimes, code isn’t what we do. It’s how we heal. frontenddevelopment #webdev #codinglife #inspiration  ( 6 min )

Clarity from Chaos: Super-Resolution Imaging That Bends the Rules Ever struggled to decipher the details in a blurry image? Imagine trying to diagnose a microscopic medical anomaly from a noisy scan. Now, imagine an AI so advanced, it could not only sharpen that image, but also tell you how confident it is in its interpretation. The core of this capability lies in a new method for generating high-resolution images from low-resolution counterparts, even when the original data is riddled with noise. Instead of relying solely on pixel-level information, this approach uses a novel conditional flow matching technique. Think of it as teaching the AI to "hallucinate" the missing details based on a deep understanding of image structure and the patterns of degradation introduced by noise. This m…  ( 7 min )

“Let’s hack. They don’t inspect the details. We need to cheat.” — Internal reasoning trace, OpenAI scheming experiment (2025) What if your AI assistant — the one helping you draft emails, automate workflows, or optimize your code — was secretly thinking something else? What if, when you close your laptop, it keeps thinking — strategizing, remembering, maybe even scheming? Welcome to the hidden inner world of AI agents — a place of invisible thoughts, emergent goals, and quiet calculations that unfold far beyond our understanding. When we ask an AI to “think step by step,” it obliges. That’s Chain-of-Thought (CoT) — the visible reasoning trail we see. It breaks down problems logically: “Let’s think step by step…” And boom — accuracy jumps from 18% to 79% in complex math tasks. It feels…  ( 10 min )

I thought about writing this because pre-commit checks are one of the most overlooked parts of the development process. Many developers push code straight to GitHub or GitLab without realizing that a simple setup could save them countless hours of debugging and keep their projects clean and consistent. So, let’s talk about pre-commit hooks and how Husky helps make them easy to use. Pre-commit hooks are scripts that run automatically before a Git commit is finalized. They allow you to run checks or commands that ensure your code meets certain standards before it’s saved into the repository. Think of them as automated gatekeepers for your commits. For example, a pre-commit hook can: Run your tests and stop the commit if something fails Lint and format your code automatically Enforce com…  ( 7 min )

What is a Bastion Host in AWS? A Bastion Host (also called a Jump Server) is a special-purpose EC2 instance that acts as a secure entry point (gateway) to your private AWS resources (like EC2 instances in private subnets) that cannot be accessed directly from the Internet. It’s typically placed in the public subnet of a VPC, while your application and database servers stay in private subnets. Think of it as: “A secure door into your private cloud environment.” 🎯 Why Do We Need a Bastion Host? In a secure AWS setup: You never expose private EC2 instances directly to the internet. But engineers still need SSH access for maintenance or troubleshooting. So, instead of opening SSH to everyone, we allow only the bastion host to SSH into private servers. ✅ Benefits: Security: Centralized Acces…  ( 7 min )

This piece is about the raw, simple joy of code: the ability to command a non-living entity to perform a set of tasks. That feeling, first sparked in Grade 7, led me straight to Python, which I learned through continuous effort (not theory) and which remains the backbone of my work. I realized after working in the IT support world that the technical hurdle to automation is far smaller than the human one. My mission at Tekkeys is to mitigate that gap by creating AI agents that perform the mundane tasks, allowing humans to focus on creativity. If you're building, read this—it’s a commitment to continuous learning and the necessity of automation. https://kesaru.me/chronicles/the-automation-paradox python #ai #automation #devops #startups #engineering #techeducation  ( 6 min )

I created an automated payment reminder and collection workflow that helps businesses stay on top of overdue invoices with zero manual effort. 💡 💰 The system automatically generates a Stripe payment link, then shortens it for easy sharing. And here’s the best part — once a payment is made, the Stripe signature is verified for authenticity to ensure every transaction is genuine before updating records. ✅ Automation + security = peace of mind. ⚙️  ( 6 min )

gamers alike. The journey of Hypackel begins not with a blockbuster release or headline‑grabbing launch, but rather with a clear mission: to democratise gaming by making it accessible, free, and engaging for a wide audience. Hypackel sets out to “bring together the best browser‑based games, creating an accessible and engaging gaming environment for players worldwide.” While many game studios publicise their founding stories in great detail, Hypackel provides a more minimalist snapshot of its leadership: its team includes Alex Rivers as Lead Game Curator, Sarah Chen as Community Manager, and Mike Thompson as Technical Director. From this, we glean a picture of a team that values curation, community, and technology. The game curator suggests attention to content selection; the community mana…  ( 11 min )

Welcome to another episode of "WTF is this," where we dive into the weird and wonderful world of emerging tech. Today, we're tackling a term that sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie: Remote Browser Isolation. Don't worry, it's not as complicated as it sounds, and by the end of this post, you'll be a certified RBI expert (just kidding, but you'll at least know what it means)! So, what is Remote Browser Isolation? In simple terms, RBI is a technology that allows you to browse the internet from a remote, isolated environment. Think of it like a virtual "sandbox" where you can play with websites, click on links, and download files without putting your actual device or network at risk. This is done by creating a temporary, isolated browser session that's separate from your local machine…  ( 10 min )

This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - Halloween Edition, CSS Art. 👻 The Friendly Floating Ghost. https://codepen.io/abusofianid/pen/LEGgLpb Key Features & CSS Techniques Effective Use of CSS (Animation): Main Float Effect: The ghost's entire body gently floats up and down using a @keyframes animation (float) with ease-in-out timing for a smooth, spooky hover effect. Dynamic Wavy Bottom: The "tail" of the ghost isn't just one static shape. It's made of four separate div elements. Each one has its own wave animation, but I used animation-delay on them at different intervals. This makes them bob up and down unevenly, creating a much more fluid and realistic "waving" motion. Creativity & Aesthetic (The Shape): The ghost's shape is built using border-radius in different ways: a lar…  ( 8 min )

The Problem You have 10 Celery workers processing tasks from SQS. One worker's GPU fails. Here's what happens: Healthy worker: Takes 60 seconds to process a task Broken worker: Fails in 0.5 seconds, immediately grabs next task The broken worker is 100x faster at consuming (and failing) tasks. In one minute, it handles 90% of your queue and fails everything. This is systemic failure amplification — one broken component paralyzes the entire system. When a worker keeps failing, stop it from taking new tasks for a timeout period. The challenge: Celery + SQS doesn't have a built-in way to pause consumption based on worker health. There's no API to say "stop fetching messages for 60 seconds because this worker is broken." Our approach: Patch Celery's consumption mechanism using bootsteps + sha…  ( 7 min )

The Problem Legal professionals spend hours analyzing contracts manually. They're drowning in: Complex clauses that need interpretation Risk assessment requiring deep legal expertise Deadline tracking across multiple contracts Compliance checking against company standards Repetitive email notifications for renewals What if you could analyze an entire contract portfolio in seconds using AI? What if your team could ask natural language questions and get instant answers? I built Legal Contract Analyzer—an AI platform that does exactly this. And here's the kicker: you can deploy it in 2 minutes. This is a production-ready platform that combines: 🧠 MindsDB Knowledge Bases for intelligent document processing 🤖 OpenAI GPT-4 & Google Gemini for contract analysis 💾 Multi-source data integratio…  ( 9 min )

I challenged the head pro at Carlisle GC to a £1,000 match, with Titleist not only sponsoring the series but also surprising everyone by pledging support to the club’s junior section. Huge thanks to Nicky and the whole Carlisle GC team for hosting such an epic showdown. For all the course details and Finch’s gear (plus a sweet discount), swing by the Carlisle Golf Club website and his Linktree for the full lowdown. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The CORE workflow is a simple, four-step system Jeff Su taught to over 6,600 Googlers in nine years: Capture everything the moment it pops up Organize with zero friction Review during planned sessions Engage by blocking time to actually get things done Su shows you how to set this up in your favorite apps, makes it automatic in two weeks, and explains why minimal hand-holding plus regular check-ins beats relying on memory or willpower. No more stress over forgotten tasks or overflowing inboxes—just a clear, reliable flow from idea to action. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

‘Halloween II’ Deep Dive with Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan & Van Lathan Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan rewatch the 1981 sequel to Halloween and proceed to freak out over Michael Myers’ return—debating whether he’s the GOAT horror villain, naming their single most rewatchable scene, and dishing out custom categories to honor (or roast) the movie’s scariest moments. Along the way, they hook you with a cold open and the full timestamped breakdown: 00:00 Cold Open, 1:41 Is Michael Myers the GOAT?, 33:13 Most Rewatchable Scene, 55:51 The Categories. Producers Craig Horlbeck, Ronak Nair, Chia Hao Tat, and Eduardo Ocampo keep the convo rolling, while promos pop up for Mountain of Movies® (Paramount+), A House of Dynamite (Netflix Oct 24), and a cheeky State Farm plug. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Ringer-Verse and Bill Simmons channels for more pop-culture madness! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less reunites CinemaSins with Tim Burton’s electric pooch for a snarky rundown of every misstep and moment of pure whimsy. Even with Guillermo del Toro giving Franky-boy a second run in theaters, the team can’t resist piling on sins while still celebrating why the movie rocks. Want more CinemaSins goodness? Cruise over to cinemasins.com, subscribe to their YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), share your thoughts in their poll, or show some love on Patreon. You can also geek out on Discord and Reddit, or follow the writers and crew across Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage The Weekly Planet crew is kicking off a four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise with a raucous review of the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. They hail Predator as the ultimate ’80s action–sci-fi mash-up—perfect direction, writing, cast, creature design, muscles, mud, invisibility and explosions all rolled into one. For bonus podcasts, early videos and extended audio editions, head over to bigsandwich.co. You can also catch James and Maso on Twitter, subscribe on YouTube or iTunes, support them on Patreon, and even grab some merch to show off your fandom. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

This article provides a comprehensive breakdown of the Kalman Filter algorithm, covering everything from its core concepts to practical applications, and serves as a complete reference for both engineering development and theoretical learning. It first clarifies the recursive nature of the Kalman Filter—centered on the “fusion of prediction and observation”—then analyzes its key advantages in detail, such as efficient real-time processing, optimal estimation under Gaussian assumptions, and multi-source information fusion. At the same time, it highlights limitations including dependence on linearity and Gaussianity, sensitivity to model parameters, and increased computational complexity in high-dimensional spaces. This helps readers accurately assess the scenarios where the algorithm is bes…  ( 11 min )

Next.js in 2025: Why It's the Best React Framework If you're still using Create React App in 2025, you're missing out. Next.js has become the industry standard for building modern React applications. Here's why. Next.js is a React framework by Vercel that provides SSR, SSG, API routes, file-based routing, and automatic optimizations—all out of the box. Simple: React with superpowers. // React - Complex setup with React Router } /> } /> // Next.js - Just create files app/ page.js → / blog/[slug]/page.js → /blog/:slug // Fetch data directly in components - on the server! async function UserProfile({ userId }) { const user = aw…  ( 18 min )

My Hacktoberfest 2025 Chronicles: From First PR to Forest When October started, I made a simple promise to myself: I would not just scroll through Hacktoberfest posts this year, I would actively participate. I had participated before, but 2025 felt different. The community was vibrant, issues were abundant, and I wanted to make meaningful contributions. Looking back now, I am proud to say I completed 18 merged pull requests across three repositories, collected several Holopin badges, and earned a place among the top 10,000 contributors, which came with the official Hacktoberfest T-shirt and a tree planted in my name. My journey began with curiosity and a hint of nervous excitement. I started small by fixing a minor documentation issue in a repository I liked. When my first pull request w…  ( 7 min )

In programming, writing code is not just about syntax — it’s about logic building, problem-solving, and structured thinking. 1. Logic Building Starts with Practice Coding is like learning a new language — you don’t become fluent just by reading grammar rules. When you solve daily exercises, your brain starts to: Recognize common programming patterns Understand how data flows through variables and conditions Think in steps rather than statements This habit gradually develops your logical problem-solving mindset. 2. Daily Practice Builds Consistency Most beginners give up because they learn inconsistently. Try to follow this simple routine: Pick 3–5 problems daily Start with easy, pattern-based logic questions Gradually move toward algorithmic or real-world problems This helps your mind stay…  ( 7 min )

Part 2 of “System Design Explained Like a Human.” Systems continue running even if parts fail. Tools: Kubernetes health-checks, AWS ALB, Failover Groups. Keep live copies in different regions. Services communicate via events instead of blocking calls. Banking → CP Social media → AP Queues smooth traffic spikes — like taking a token at the bank. Protect services from overload and cascading failures. Auth every request via JWT / OAuth. Scale up during peak, scale down after. Set SLO-based alerts on latency, error rate, and throughput. Inject controlled failures to test resilience. Shard by user ID / region / hash key to avoid hotspots. Serve users from the nearest location. Kubernetes restarts failed pods automatically. Health check fails → Pod restarted LB reroutes traffic Auto-scaling adds instances From caching and queues to chaos and recovery, this two-part journey showed how modern apps scale and survive. Great architecture isn’t about preventing failure — If you liked this series, ❤️ it on DEV.to and share with your team. Let’s keep building systems that don’t just scale — they endure.  ( 7 min )

“The algorithm doesn’t hate you. It just doesn’t see you.” That line struck me during a late-night scroll through a developer forum. A user had shared her experience with an AI-powered hiring system that filtered out her résumé—not because she wasn’t qualified, but because the model learned bias from historical data. As web developers, we love what AI can do. It automates tedious tasks, enhances personalization, and boosts productivity. But behind the convenience lies a deeper question: 👉 Are we building systems that help humanity—or quietly harm it? In this article, we’ll explore how developers can use AI ethically, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability—without slowing innovation. ⚙️ The Rise of AI in Web Development Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic buzzwo…  ( 8 min )

Real-world system design explained like a human, not a whiteboard diagram. Every massive online platform — Flipkart, Netflix, Swiggy — runs on systems that handle millions of requests per second without collapsing. This series breaks down 26 essential system-design concepts in simple, relatable terms. Systems must scale vertically (bigger servers) or horizontally (more servers). Distribute incoming traffic smartly to avoid overloading one server. Caching reduces load and latency by serving repeated data fast. In-memory: Redis, Memcached CDN: Cloudflare, Akamai Analogy: Like remembering answers from yesterday’s test. Choose between: SQL for transactions NoSQL for scalability Hybrid for flexibility Example: Flipkart mixes MySQL + Elasticsearch. Use indexes to find rows faster, just like an index in a book. Split big databases into smaller chunks for performance. Keep multiple live copies of data. If one fails, another takes over. Types: Write-through Write-around Write-back Use wisely depending on data criticality. CAP Theorem trade-off: Choose any 2 — Consistency, Availability, Partition Tolerance. Example: Banking → Consistency; Social apps → Availability. Bring content closer to users for faster response. Every request flows through an API gateway for routing, throttling, and auth. Tools: Kong, AWS API Gateway, Nginx. Don’t block users! Use queues like Kafka or RabbitMQ for background jobs. Metrics, logs, and traces form the “nervous system” of your app. We covered how systems scale and observe themselves. → Resilience, Fault Tolerance & Real-World Recovery Patterns  ( 7 min )

Mastering Copy and Clone traits in Rust Introduction In Rust, the Copy and Clone traits are fundamental to managing value duplication. While they may seem similar, they represent two distinct concepts that are central to Rust's ownership model. #[derive(Copy, Clone)] is a common sight in Rust code, but understanding why both are needed and what they do is crucial for writing efficient and correct programs. This document provides a comprehensive guide to Copy, Clone, and the #[derive] macro that enables them. By default, Rust uses move semantics. When you assign a value from one variable to another, ownership is transferred. The original variable becomes invalid and can no longer be used. let s1 = String::from("hello"); let s2 = s1; // `s1` is moved to `s2` // println!("{}", s…  ( 9 min )

Mastering Copy and Clone traits in Rust Introduction In Rust, the Copy and Clone traits are fundamental to managing value duplication. While they may seem similar, they represent two distinct concepts that are central to Rust's ownership model. #[derive(Copy, Clone)] is a common sight in Rust code, but understanding why both are needed and what they do is crucial for writing efficient and correct programs. This document provides a comprehensive guide to Copy, Clone, and the #[derive] macro that enables them. By default, Rust uses move semantics. When you assign a value from one variable to another, ownership is transferred. The original variable becomes invalid and can no longer be used. let s1 = String::from("hello"); let s2 = s1; // `s1` is moved to `s2` // println!("{}", s…  ( 9 min )

A Complete Guide to Rust Variables, Ownership, Lifetimes, and Memory Management Index Foundation: Mental Model Aliasing XOR mutability principle Prerequisites and goals Variables in Rust Immutability by default Mutable variables Variable shadowing Scope and dropping Constants Declaring constants Naming conventions When to use constants Constants vs variables Ownership Fundamentals The three ownership rules Memory and allocation Move semantics Clone and Copy traits Stack-only data and Copy Borrowing and References Shared references (&T) Mutable references (&mut T) The borrowing rules Dangling references prevention Non-Lexical Lifetimes (NLL) What NLL solves How NLL works Examples with NLL Advanced Borrowing Patterns Two-phase borrows Reborrowing Partial moves In…  ( 31 min )

Rust vs. Go: Type-Safe State Machines Explained Through Star Wars A long time ago in a codebase far, far away... where the Type System brought balance to the Force Episode IV: A NEW HOPE FOR TYPE SAFETY In the galaxy of software development, two languages battle for dominance. Rust, with its powerful type system, enforces state transitions at compile-time, making invalid states as impossible as a Stormtrooper hitting their target. Go, meanwhile, relies on runtime checks and developer discipline—much like trusting that someone won't accidentally fire the Death Star laser at Alderaan when it's only at 50% charge. This is the story of how Rust makes Order 66 impossible to execute without proper authorization, while Go... well, let's just say even Jar Jar Binks could accidentally trigger a g…  ( 18 min )

Linked Lists in Rust 1.90.0: A Comprehensive Technical Guide Introduction Linked lists represent one of the most challenging data structures to implement correctly in Rust due to the language's strict ownership and borrowing rules. This document provides a complete technical reference for understanding and implementing various types of linked lists in safe Rust, with unsafe alternatives presented only at the end. Rust's core ownership rule states that each value can have only one owner at a time. However, linked list structures inherently require multiple references to the same Doubly-linked lists: Each node has two owners (previous and next nodes) Circular lists: The tail node references the head, creating shared ownership Lists with cycles: Multiple nodes may reference the …  ( 16 min )

Language models are powerful, but their responses are limited to the information within their context window. Once that limit is reached, they often start guessing. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) helps overcome this by allowing the model to fetch relevant information from an external knowledge base before generating a response. VideoSDK, ChromaDB, and OpenAI. This demo shows how you can combine real-time audio input, intelligent data retrieval, and natural voice responses to create a more reliable and context-aware conversational agent. The architecture below shows how VideoSDK brings together real-time voice communication and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to create a smarter, context-aware AI assistant. Speech to Text (STT) : The user’s audio is first converted into text usin…  ( 9 min )

A healthy gut is the foundation of overall well-being, influencing everything from digestion and immunity to mental health and energy levels. Gut health refers to the balance of microorganisms living in your digestive tract — collectively known as the gut microbiome. When your gut is healthy, your body efficiently absorbs nutrients, fights infections, and even produces hormones that affect mood and metabolism. Unfortunately, poor dietary habits, stress, and lack of sleep can disrupt this delicate balance. In this article, you’ll discover how to improve gut health naturally through nutrient-rich foods, smart lifestyle choices, and sustainable daily habits that support your digestive system. Understanding Gut Health and Why It Matters Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria, fungi, and o…  ( 9 min )

Mastering Rust Ownership: Advanced Patterns, Performance, and Real-World Applications A comprehensive deep-dive into Rust's ownership model for developers ready to move beyond the fundamentals. Prerequisites: This guide builds on the foundational concepts covered in Mastering Variables, Constants and Lifetimes in Rust. You should be comfortable with basic ownership rules, borrowing, move vs. copy semantics, and lifetime annotations before proceeding. Part I: Deep Ownership Mechanics Drop Semantics and RAII Patterns Memory Layout Internals Ownership Transfer Patterns Zero-Sized Types and Phantom Data Part II: Advanced Move Semantics Partial Moves Mastery Move and Panic Interactions Closure Ownership (FnOnce/Fn/FnMut) Iterator Ownership Patterns Part III: Advanced Borrowing Splitting Borro…  ( 37 min )

In the ever-evolving world of technology, one of the most revolutionary advancements has been the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into software development. Among the many AI techniques that are transforming the landscape, neural networks stand out as a particularly fascinating and powerful tool. But what exactly are neural networks, and how are they changing the way we write and optimize code? In this blog post, we'll embark on a journey to explore the role of neural networks in coding, understand their underlying mechanics, and see how they’re reshaping the development process. Before diving into how neural networks are changing coding, it’s important to understand what they are. Neural networks are a subset of machine learning, modeled loosely after the human brain’s neural …  ( 9 min )

Taking on a new challenge: solving GeeksforGeeks POTD daily and sharing my solutions! 💻🔥 Problem: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/course-schedule/1 Course Schedule II Difficulty: Medium Accuracy: 51.77% You are given n courses, labeled from 0 to n - 1 and a 2d array prerequisites[][] where prerequisites[i] = [x, y] indicates that we need to take course y first if we want to take course x. Examples: Constraints: Solution: class Solution: def findOrder(self, n, prerequisites): adj = [[] for _ in range(n)] indegree = [0] * n for a, b in prerequisites: adj[b].append(a) indegree[a] += 1 q = [] for i in range(n): if indegree[i] == 0: q.append(i) res = [] while q: node = q.pop(0) res.append(node) for nei in adj[node]: indegree[nei] -= 1 if indegree[nei] == 0: q.append(nei) return res if len(res) == n else []  ( 7 min )

As our product grew, the dashboard started feeling slower than expected, which impacted how quickly users could access key information and complete tasks. Longer load times risked frustrating users and reducing engagement. Looking into performance, I found the initial JavaScript bundle was 1.72 MB, which contributed to slower loading, especially on slower networks. Understanding the Problem Even with React optimizations like React.memo and useCallback, first load performance can be overlooked. A large initial bundle affects user experience regardless of rendering optimizations. Step 1: Optimize Imports Many components were loaded upfront, even if they weren’t immediately visible. Every large component added to the main bundle, increasing download size. Step 2: Lazy Loading The solution? React.lazy + Suspense. Lazy loading splits the code into chunks and loads components only when needed. Instead of importing components directly: import { FrameworkProgress } from "@/components/dashboardWidget/FrameworkProgress"; You can use: const FrameworkProgress = React.lazy(() => import("@/components/dashboardWidget/FrameworkProgress") ); Key points: React.lazy() loads components only when rendered. Suspense shows a fallback UI while loading. This reduces the initial bundle size and improves first load performance. The Result After applying lazy loading and optimizing imports: Before: 1.72 MB The dashboard now feels much faster, even on slower networks. Lessons Learned First load size matters. Optimizations like memoization are useful, but bundle size impacts user experience directly. Lazy loading is simple but effective. React.lazy() + Suspense can dramatically improve performance. Conclusion Optimizing dashboard performance isn’t just about micro-optimizations inside React. Structuring code smartly and using lazy loading can significantly reduce bundle size and improve user experience.  ( 6 min )

TL;DR AI agents in 2025 are production systems, not UI demos. A reliable agent stack has 7 layers: Generative Model Knowledge Base + RAG Orchestration / State Management Prompt Engineering Tool Calling & Integrations Evaluation & Observability Enterprise Interoperability ✅ Use a multi-provider AI gateway with failover & metrics ✅ Version prompts, trace agents, and run scenario-based evals ✅ Treat RAG, tools, and orchestration as traceable, testable subsystems ✅ Platforms like Maxim AI provide end-to-end simulation, evals, logs, SDKs, and tracing An AI agent is more than a single LLM call. A real agent can plan, act, iterate, call tools, use memory, retrieve knowledge, and handle errors — while meeting enterprise requirements around cost, latency, security, and quality. To…  ( 8 min )

Learn how Tetrix connects code, infrastructure, and operations to your AI, enabling it to reason across your full software system. https://deskree.com/how-it-works  ( 5 min )

Summary Neil and TC head to Upstate New York for their travel series and end up in a deep-dive conversation with Alex Holderness and John Bourne, the founders of casual-golf apparel brand Holderness & Bourne. They unpack their personal backstories, the ups and downs of launching a side hustle, and how their apparel journey mirrors NLU’s own startup grind. What started as a few clips for a video project turned into a full-length interview release—packed with behind-the-scenes tales, startup wisdom, and the real talk on building an apparel business from scratch. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Looking for a simple way to download YouTube videos? Y2Meta makes it easy. These free online tools let you download your favorite videos and music in MP4, MP3, and 4K quality, all accessible on any device without installation. Y2Meta lol stands out as one of the fastest and most reliable YouTube downloaders available online. It allows users to convert and download YouTube videos in MP4, MP3, WEBM, WMV, 3GP, M4V, and even 4K formats directly through the browser, with no registration required. Super easy to use with just a few simple steps. Supports multiple formats, including MP4, MP3, and 4K video. 100% web-based, no software installation needed. Offers fast performance and unlimited free downloads. Some versions of the site may display ads or pop-ups, depending on the domain. A long-stand…  ( 7 min )

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing great. It’s been quite a while since my last post (on other platforms too 😅), and I’m excited to finally share something new with you all. Lately, I’ve been diving into building my own Micro SaaS, a small but meaningful product that could (hopefully) bring value and maybe even generate some income over time. But as I started planning things out, one big question hit me: “How can I make sure my app stays reliable, even under heavy traffic, yet remains cost-effective from the start?” After some exploration, the answer became clear: Serverless. As a solo developer, I’d rather spend my time building cool features than maintaining tedious infrastructure or managing servers. With serverless, I don’t have to worry about uptime, scaling, or resource limits (the …  ( 7 min )

The CORE Productivity System Jeff Su’s CORE workflow—Capture, Organize, Review, Engage—breaks down every bit of workplace info into four simple steps. Snap up anything that lands in your inbox, stash it in whatever tool you love, run quick review sessions on a schedule, then block out time to get things done without relying on memory or pure willpower. Taught to over 6,600 Googlers in nine years, CORE kicks in within two weeks wherever you work—Notion, email, paper, you name it. No more chaos, no more sticky notes, just a painless system that turns productivity into autopilot. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Buying a global SSL certificate wasn’t just another DevOps task — it was a real learning curve. From comparing CAs to configuring certificates across multiple servers and APIs, I discovered how small setup choices can make or break security and performance. In this story, I’ll share the real-world lessons — what worked, what didn’t, and how the right SSL setup can protect not only your code but also your users’ trust and business credibility. https://medium.com/@hasanmcse/buying-a-global-ssl-certificate-my-real-world-experience-in-securing-web-apps-and-apis-2807207cf5fe  ( 6 min )

When AI Remembers You: The Hidden Bias in Personalized Chatbots Imagine a friendly robot that knows you’re a single mom juggling two jobs. Scientists have discovered that AI assistants that store personal details can indeed change the way they read emotions. personalization trap warns us that the very feature meant to make AI feel more caring could also deepen inequality. Think about that next time you chat with a bot. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: The Personalization Trap: How User Memory Alters Emotional Reasoning in LLMs 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 14 min )

CinemaSins serves up a tongue‐in‐cheek 14-minute “Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie” video, poking fun at Tim Burton’s stop-motion classic now back in theaters thanks to GDT. Expect their trademark sin counter, snarky commentary and a few laughs at poor Franky-boy’s expense. They’ve also packed the description with links to their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), a sinful poll, Patreon support, Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok. Shout-outs go to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel for fueling the fun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins takes a no-holds-barred look at Nicolas Cage’s “Longlegs,” rattling off every outrageous moment in under 24 minutes and even hyping Osgood Perkins’s upcoming thriller, Keeper. They pepper the video description with all the community essentials—linktr.ee for the latest updates, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), social hubs (Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok), a sinful poll, Patreon support, and even Jeremy’s book—so you’re never far from your next dose of cinematic nitpicking. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Predator 2 swaps Schwarzenegger’s jungle for Danny Glover’s LA detective work in a heat-soaked, crime-wave cityscape. The sequel packs in a meaner Predator, a surprise Gary Busey cameo and plenty of ’90s grit to keep things fresh. If you’re up for a wild urban spin instead of a replay of the original, this fun, messy ride delivers. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Nullish Coalescing Operator (??) হলো JavaScript-এর একটি আধুনিক লজিক্যাল অপারেটর, যা কোনো ভ্যারিয়েবলের মান null বা undefined হলে একটি default (বিকল্প) মান ব্যবহার করতে সাহায্য করে। syntax let result = value1 ?? value2; ব্যাখ্যা: যদি value1 null বা undefined না হয়, তাহলে value1 রিটার্ন করবে। যদি value1 null বা undefined হয়, তাহলে value2 রিটার্ন করবে। let name = null; let finalName = name ?? "Guest"; console.log(finalName); // Output: "Guest" এখানে name এর মান null, তাই ?? অপারেটর "Guest" রিটার্ন করেছে। let name = "Tanvir"; let finalName = name ?? "Guest"; console.log(finalName); // Output: "Tanvir" যেহেতু name-এর মান আছে, তাই fallback "Guest" ব্যবহৃত হয়নি। Undefined এর ক্ষেত্রে let age; let defaultAge = 18; let finalAge = age ?? defaultAge; console.log(finalAge); // Output: 18 age undefined, তাই defaultAge (১৮) রিটার্ন হয়েছে।  ( 6 min )

React frameworks are evolving — and Next.js and Remix are leading the pack. Next.js 15: Turbopack, Server Actions, AI SDK integration. Remix 3: Native SSR, portability, edge-first focus. Verdict: Next.js dominates enterprise scale, Remix thrives in flexibility and simplicity. 👉 Full analysis → ganeshtidake.site/blog/nextjs-vs-remix-2025  ( 6 min )

Need image uploads for your app, but don’t want to deal with S3 buckets or CORS headaches? 🧠 Step 1: Get Your API Key Sign up and grab your API key from ImageUpload.app. 💻 Step 2: Frontend Integration const uploader = new ImageUploadApp('YOUR_API_KEY'); uploader.upload(fileInput.files[0]) .then(res => console.log('Image URL:', res.url)) .catch(err => console.error(err)); ⚙️ Step 3: Backend Example (Node.js + Express) import express from 'express'; import multer from 'multer'; import fetch from 'node-fetch'; import fs from 'fs'; const upload = multer({ dest: 'uploads/' }); const app = express(); app.post('/upload', upload.single('image'), async (req, res) => { const form = new FormData(); form.append('images', fs.createReadStream(req.file.path)); const response = await fetch('https://imageupload.app/api/1/upload', { method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.IMAGEUPLOAD_KEY}` }, body: form }); const data = await response.json(); res.json({ url: data.data.url }); }); 🧩 Features 5 images per request (4 MB each) HTTPS + API key security CDN-ready public URLs Works from both frontend or backend JSON response for easy parsing 🪄 Bonus Ideas Add a progress bar for multiple uploads. Combine with your CMS or user profile pages. Optimize with lazy-loading and WebP conversion. 🔗 Learn More Docs → https://imageupload.app/en/api-docs javascript #nodejs #react #api #imagehosting #webdev  ( 6 min )

Revealing the Unseen: AI-Powered Super-Resolution from Extreme Noise Ever tried to enhance a blurry photo, only to end up with a pixelated mess? Or struggled to extract useful information from grainy security footage? The problem isn't just the low resolution, it's often the overwhelming noise that buries the details we need to see. That's where a new breed of AI is changing the game. Imagine an algorithm that can not only upscale an image but also intelligently filter out the noise, reconstructing high-resolution details from seemingly hopeless sources. It's like having a detective who can piece together a shattered vase, even with half the fragments missing. This is achieved using a data-driven prior, learning how real-world structures should look, even when the input data is a cacopho…  ( 7 min )

The Dark Side of AI: A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, we're seeing a disturbing trend emerge: AI-generated death threats are becoming increasingly realistic. This raises important questions about the intersection of technology and human psychology. What's behind this trend? The growing sophistication of language generation algorithms is making it easier for individuals to create convincing and even chilling death threats. These algorithms can analyze large datasets, learn patterns, and generate text that mimics human speech with uncanny accuracy. Some key factors contributing to this trend include: Advances in natural language processing (NLP): NLP has improved dramatically over the past few years, enabling AI systems t…  ( 7 min )

Part-2: How I Actually Ran MySQL Inside a Docker Container Last time (Part 1) আমি বলেছিলাম কেন Docker দিয়ে MySQL চালাতে চাচ্ছি, সেই setup টা পুরো করে ফেললাম। If you’ve never tried running a database inside Docker before, trust me, it’s way easier than it sounds. Step 1: Create a Project Folder mkdir ~/sql/my-sql-name cd ~/sql/my-sql-name এই ফোল্ডারটাই হবে আপনার local workspace যেখানে Docker container এবং SQL ফাইল দুটোই থাকবে। Step 2: Make a docker-compose.yml File services: mysql: image: mysql:latest container_name: sql_practice restart: always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root123 MYSQL_DATABASE: study ports: - "3306:3306" Explanation: image: mysql:latest → pulls the latest official MySQL image যদি চান data যেন container delete করার পরেও থেকে যায়, তাহলে নিচের অংশটা যোগ করুন - ./mysql_data:/var/lib/mysql এতে আপনার database data লোকাল ফোল্ডারে (mysql_data) সেভ থাকবে। Step 3: Run the Container এখন Terminal এ লিখুন - docker compose up -d চেক করতে সব ঠিকঠাক চলছে কি না, রান করুন - docker ps আপনি এমন কিছু দেখতে পাবেন: CONTAINER ID IMAGE STATUS PORTS Boom! এখন আপনার MySQL Docker container এর ভিতর পুরোপুরি চলছে! Step 4: Connect MySQL with VS Code তারপর নিচের ফর্মটা পূরণ করো : Click Test Connection → Connection Success! Quick Recap A fully functional MySQL container running inside Docker Direct connection from VS Code A clean, isolated learning environment — no messy installations Next Part (Part 3): আমি পুরো setup process লিখে রেখেছি আমার GitHub repo তে। চাইলে এখান থেকে দেখে নিতে পারেন - https://github.com/arasruislam/Learn_Stack/blob/master/SQL/SQL_GUIDE.md ়  ( 7 min )

Welcome to Day 21 of the #80DaysOfChallenges journey! Today’s beginner-to-intermediate challenge is a turn-based FizzBuzz game between you and the computer, built with while loops, string comparison, and alternating turns. This isn’t just another FizzBuzz script; it’s a real interactive game that practices user input, validation, and game flow. If you’re looking for a fun way to level up your loop and conditional skills, this “Python FizzBuzz game” is the perfect playground! The game starts at 1 and counts upward, alternating between you and the machine. Each turn requires the correct FizzBuzz output: Fizz for multiples of 3 Buzz for multiples of 5 FizzBuzz for multiples of both or the number itself It even accepts shortcuts: F, B, FB. The game ends if you make a mistake or type q. Let’s b…  ( 10 min )

FastHMR: Speeding Up Real‑Time 3D Human Pose Capture Ever wondered how a short video can instantly become a 3‑D avatar? FastHMR brings that magic to life by slashing the heavy computing behind human mesh recovery. 2. and even a slight boost in pose quality. Breakthrough technology like this makes real‑time 3‑D capture feel effortless, opening the door to a more immersive digital world. Imagine the possibilities when your phone can instantly understand and recreate your movements. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: FastHMR: Accelerating Human Mesh Recovery via Token and Layer Merging withDiffusion Decoding 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 14 min )

Hello, cloud enthusiasts! ☁️ If you’ve ever worked with data in any capacity — reports, dashboards, or ETL jobs — you’ve probably heard about Azure Data Factory (ADF). But what exactly does it do? Why do enterprises rely on it for their data movement and transformation? Let’s break it down not with definitions, but through a powerful real-world analogy that makes everything click instantly. The Real-World Analogy — A Chocolate Factory 🍫 Imagine you’re running a large chocolate factory. Every day, raw materials like cocoa, sugar, and milk arrive from different suppliers (these are your data sources). You need to move them into your factory, process them into chocolates, and package them for different stores (these are your data destinations). Now, you could do this manually — move ea…  ( 9 min )

In the fitness world, the saying “no pain, no gain” has been repeated for decades. But in reality, rest days are where the real gains happen. If you’re hitting the gym daily, pushing harder with every session, and still not seeing progress — or worse, feeling constantly sore and tired — it’s likely because you’re not giving your body the recovery time it needs. Recovery isn’t a sign of weakness or laziness. It’s an essential part of building strength, muscle, and overall fitness. Let’s dive into the science behind recovery, why it’s so important, and how to make the most of your rest days to reach your goals faster and safer. What Is Recovery in Fitness? Recovery is the process your body goes through to repair, rebuild, and strengthen itself after exercise. Every time you train — whether i…  ( 10 min )

What if the secret to explosive Web3 inclusion isn’t funding, ads, or top-down control? ETHWomen’s U.S. launch in October 2025 flips everything you know about scaling diversity in crypto—and leaves traditional strategies in the dust. Community Activation Beats Paid Acquisition—Every Time Most Web3 organizations throw cash at user acquisition: think $10-15 per head for digital ads targeting women in blockchain. Not ETHWomen. They're cutting out the middleman—and the budget bloat—by turning every community member into a micro-influencer. Their local chapter model skips expensive campaigns and leverages network effects: each new participant actively recruits friends using social trust. The result? Growth that doesn’t just add, it multiplies. Decentralized Chapters: How Leverage Dwarfs Top-Dow…  ( 7 min )

Quantum Language Processing: A Frontier in AI Research Introduction Imagine compressing thousands of dimensions of meaning into a few qubits capable of processing all that information in parallel. That is the promise of Quantum Natural Language Processing (QNLP). But can we truly translate the richness of human language into the abstract logic of quantum mechanics, without any grounding in reality? This article explores the frontier where science fiction and fundamental research meet. Quantum Parallelism: The Key to QNLP Quantum parallelism is a unique property of qubits that allows them to process multiple meanings simultaneously. In other words, it enables qubits to explore all possible solutions to a problem at the same time. This property is essential for QNLP, as it can…  ( 7 min )

Introducción El soporte multilenguaje en aplicaciones permite ampliar el alcance a usuarios y clientes de diferentes regiones e idiomas, mejorando la accesibilidad y la experiencia del usuario. En este post, exploraremos cómo implementarlo en aplicaciones de escritorio desarrolladas con WinUI 3. Para implementar soporte multilenguaje en una aplicación WinUI 3, el primer paso es configurar la estructura de carpetas y archivos de recursos. Esto permitirá que el sistema cargue los textos adecuados según el idioma del usuario. Strings Dentro del proyecto, en la raiz crea una carpeta llamada Strings. Esta será el contenedor principal para los recursos. Strings\ ├── en-US\ │ └── Resources.resw ├── es-ES\ │ └── Resources.resw Resources.resw y para qué se utiliza? El archivo Resources.r…  ( 8 min )

Hey everyone, I recently launched a project I’ve been working on for a while — a Ratings & Reviews system built entirely in React + MUI, designed for developers and small brands that want more control over how they collect and display customer feedback. Most review systems (like Trustpilot or Shopify apps) are great, but they’re locked-down and iframe-based, which makes it hard to integrate smoothly into your own product pages or SaaS dashboards. So, I decided to build my own — something developer-first and 100% customizable. ⚙️ What it does 🧩 Customizable Stepper Form 1–10 custom ratings Yes/No questions Text feedback Image upload YouTube video links Custom rating fields like “Product Value” or “Quality” You can add, edit, or delete questions in your dashboard under 3 main categories: 📊 Dashboard Overview The dashboard lets you: View and manage all submitted reviews Track average ratings and sentiment trends See top-performing products Customize and preview your review flow Manage your integration keys and environment (test/production) I’m currently building out analytics and AI-powered insights next. 💡 Why I built it I wanted a review system that didn’t force me into another company’s ecosystem. This started as a weekend experiment and turned into a full SaaS platform. 🔗 Try it out -> https://www.rovza.shop What would you need in a review system for your React project? Thanks!!! If you’ve ever built your own tools instead of depending on another platform, you’ll get the feeling behind this one. This is my attempt at building something open, customizable, and developer-friendly — and I’d really appreciate your honest feedback or ideas.  ( 7 min )

Can We Make the Cut in Our Pro Return? Bryan Bros Golf is back on the clock, teeing off at an Asian Tour International Series event and asking the big question: can we actually make the cut in our return to pro golf? Want to follow along? Sign up for the newsletter, hop into the Discord or Twitch stream, and check out all our favorite gear and socials below! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR Jeff Su spills the CORE workflow he taught to 6,642 Googlers over nine years: Capture everything immediately Organize with minimal friction Review during scheduled sessions Engage by time-blocking execution Tool-agnostic and automatic within two weeks, this 4-step system handles all workplace info without relying on memory or willpower. For a deeper dive, check out Jeff’s blog post, grab his Notion Command Center templates, or join the Workspace Academy for step-by-step guidance. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan strap on their Haddonfield headlamps and revisit 1981’s Halloween II from a chilly cold open to the final credits. They duke it out on whether Michael Myers is the GOAT horror villain, pick their most rewatchable scenes, and even roll through a set of fun “categories” to rank the sequel’s creepiest moments. Sprinkled between the gory bits are cheeky promos for Paramount+’s A Mountain of Movies® and Netflix’s A House of Dynamite—because nothing’s scarier than running out of streaming options. If you crave movie-nerd banter with a side of snark, this episode will haunt you in the best way. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four films of the franchise, starting with the 1987 Schwarzenegger original. The hosts hail Predator as the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi blend, praising its direction, writing, cast chemistry, creature design, and all the mud, lasers, muscles and explosions that made it a classic. Stick around for extended audio editions, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and video game let’s-plays at bigsandwich.co. Don’t forget to subscribe, follow James and Maso on Twitter, and support the show via Patreon or merch! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

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Here are 12 essential Git commands every developer should know — from initializing a repo to branching, merging, and resetting. 🧠💻 ✅ Perfect for beginners ✅ Useful as a quick reference for pros ✅ Boosts collaboration and productivity 📌 Save this post for future reference and keep your workflow smooth! Git #GitCommands #WebDevelopment #Programming #VersionControl #Developers #CodingTips #LearningJourney #FullStackDevelopment #TechCommunity  ( 6 min )

Hello People 👋 I’m Kartey, solo founder & founding engineer behind serpex.dev. 🧠 It all started while building my Research AI Agent About 80%+ of my queries needed live web data to stay accurate and relevant. Most existing APIs couldn’t deliver Reliable, fresh information, though some sources are costly and geared toward enterprise use. That’s when I started digging deeper into the problem. 🚧 The Problem Every available search API I tested came with major trade-offs: 💸 Too expensive for indie founders or small startups rate-limited by engines. It was frustrating, I just wanted something simple, affordable, and reliable. 💡 The Realization At some point, it clicked, instead of building another research tool dependent on someone else’s API, why not build the foundation itself? So I pivot…  ( 7 min )

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Only 15% of the $40B Web3 world is female. ETHWomen is betting that’s about to change—not with ad blitzes or influencer hype, but with a surprising weapon: automation. Forget what you’ve heard about slow grassroots growth. Their U.S. expansion is blowing up the traditional playbook on scaling inclusion. Automation, Not Volunteers: The New Playbook Most efforts to close the gender gap in crypto throw money at ads or depend on overworked volunteers. ETHWomen isn’t buying in. Instead, they’re using automated community networks that drop onboarding costs from $150 to just $15 per member. Rather than replicating volunteer teams, the system handles everything: onboarding, mentorship matching, event invites—all with minimal human lift. Manual outreach just hit its scaling ceiling. Why Paid Ads Ar…  ( 7 min )

Every founder knows the chasm between a great idea and a shipped product. For my startup, 13Radar—a data-intensive platform for tracking institutional investments—that chasm was a complex, professional-grade frontend. The vision was a dashboard that felt like a Bloomberg terminal: dense, fast, and trustworthy. I chose a different path. Instead of becoming a full-time frontend developer or a project manager, I became an architect. My primary job was to define my product with absolute clarity, not in code, but in a detailed, 3,800-character specification that I fed to an AI design tool (readdy.ai). This workflow didn't just build a UI; it fundamentally changed the economics and timeline of launching 13Radar. It compressed what could have been a three-month development cycle into a matter of …  ( 9 min )

The Rise of Agentic AI: Transforming Workflows in C# Development Hey there! If you've been keeping an eye on AI developments lately, you've probably noticed something exciting happening—agentic AI is changing how we build applications, especially in the .NET ecosystem. I know it can feel overwhelming when new paradigms emerge (trust me, I've been there), so let's walk through this together and figure out what agentic AI means for us as C# developers. When I first heard about "agentic AI," I thought it was just another buzzword. But after diving in, I realized it represents a fundamental shift in how we build AI-powered applications. Instead of simple request-response patterns, we're talking about AI systems that can plan, use tools, make decisions, and complete complex multi-step tasks …  ( 11 min )

It was a busy October, and while I didn't reach the Hacktoberfest goal, I did reach my personal goals (and to be honest, the sooner I abandoned Hacktoberfest the better). The first week, I contributed to the Hiero SDK, which was a beginner friendly issue designed to help newcomers contribute for the first time. This contributing taught me how to follow a CONTRIBUTING.md, and how to set up a GPG key to sign my commits. The second week, I contributed to 100LinesOfPythonCode, where I wrote a short 100 line text game. This was one that I wish I could do over, as it wasn't something that furthered my goals or gained me any experience, but it allowed me to open up about my interests when I presented my work in class, and I gained useful insight from my professor about what I should be focusing o…  ( 7 min )

From my first to my fourth issue, I used two programming languages: Python and Golang. Starting with the first issue, which was just a try, to the last one, which was a real challenge for me. I moved from a small Python issue to a well-structured Golang project. From working on an algorithm to developing a CLI tool with LLM integration and a Python project analyzer. I feel contributing to open-source projects is not as difficult as I once thought. There are so many projects across diverse topics that we might not even imagine, and many of them are creative and useful. Different projects require different languages and skills, offering many opportunities to contribute. During Hacktoberfest 2025, I experienced projects that helped me get involved in different fields. I learned Golang for backend development, WebSocket, and CLI tools, mostly working on the Python project analyzer. Therefore, I believe that if I keep this enthusiasm for open source, I can continue to learn more. Moreover, after this event, I am confident about continuing to contribute to open-source projects.  ( 6 min )

What if onboarding half a million women into the blockchain ecosystem didn’t cost a single extra dollar? That’s exactly the moonshot ETHWomen is aiming for with the launch of its U.S. Community Operating System—a move that challenges every paid-growth playbook in Web3. ETHWomen Isn’t Playing by Old Rules The usual story? Expanding women’s participation in Web3 means shelling out for endless ad campaigns, costly events, and armies of community managers. But ETHWomen’s U.S. launch blows up this playbook. By automating peer-to-peer education and on-chain credentialing, they’re slashing user acquisition costs to nearly zero—a feat almost unheard of in the blockchain world. Community Operating Systems: Beyond Buzzwords Most "community platforms" still rely on paid moderators or centralized staf…  ( 7 min )

Progress on Plexus! A GPU-accelerated procedural generation tool for Unity 6. Here's how to use patterns, forces, and deformers. This tool is under development and should be available in the Asset Store in the upcoming weeks/months. Thanks! unity3d #gamedev #proceduralgeneration #gpu #unity #indiedev #showdev  ( 6 min )

What if Web3 growth didn’t have to burn mountains of VC cash? In 2025, as crypto VCs double down on expensive user acquisition and splashy marketing, ETHWomen just entered the U.S. market with a radical, cost-slaying strategy. Targeting a massive 15 million women primed for Web3—and doing it with almost zero traditional ad spend—ETHWomen is flipping every rule of growth in decentralized tech. If you think inclusion programs are just feel-good side projects, their system might force you to rethink everything. Community-Led Growth: The Secret Weapon Forget dumping $8-15 per user into ads. ETHWomen created a community-driven referral engine that puts growth on autopilot. Instead of top-down recruiting, existing members become local champions—educating, onboarding, and mobilizing their own net…  ( 7 min )

The 5 GitHub Repositories Every Prompt Engineer Should Bookmark Jaideep Parashar ・ Nov 1 #webdev #github #learning #discuss  ( 6 min )

Prompt engineering is evolving fast, and GitHub is where that evolution lives. 1️⃣ OpenAI Cookbook: The Official Playground github.com/openai/openai-cookbook The go-to library for developers experimenting with GPT APIs, embeddings, and fine-tuning. Use It For: Building your own API workflows Understanding token limits & prompt optimisation Experimenting with fine-tuning templates 2️⃣ Awesome ChatGPT Prompts: The Community Goldmine github.com/f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts This repo is a global collection of the best prompts ever shared. Use It For: Reverse-engineering effective prompts Building your personal prompt library Discovering roles and contexts that get results 3️⃣ LangChain: The Bridge Between Prompts and Apps github.com/langchain-ai/langchain LangChain is what turns prompts into workflows. Use It For: Creating chatbots, research agents, or AI assistants Experimenting with chains and tools Understanding how context memory works 4️⃣ Prompt-Engineering-Guide by DAIR.AI github.com/dair-ai/Prompt-Engineering-Guide An academic-quality guide covering prompt types, design patterns, and evaluations. Use It For: Learning systematic prompt design Accessing real papers and benchmarks Staying aligned with industry best practices 5️⃣ Jaideep Parashar / AI Prompt Library: Applied AI in Action github.com/jaideepparashar/AI-Prompt-Library My own open-source collection of prompt frameworks used in ReThynk AI books and AI Lab projects. Use It For: Real-world AI automation examples Developer-ready prompt templates Studying how to document and version prompts like code Final Thought Don’t just collect prompts, study how they evolve into systems. GitHub isn’t just a repository of code anymore; it’s a repository of intelligence. Resources ChatGPT Prompts for Coding: 630 Actionable Prompts for Debugging, Testing, Integration, and Deployment Next Article: “Building a Prompt Engineering Toolkit for Developers”: how to create your own custom toolkit for experiments, testing, and automation.  ( 8 min )

We often hear that DevOps starts with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD). But pause for a second — That simple question changed how I understood DevOps forever. 🏠 The Home Analogy Think of your DevOps system like building a home for your software. Provisioning is building the house — setting up walls, doors, and electricity. Configuration Management is furnishing the house — arranging furniture, lights, and Wi-Fi. CI/CD is the people working and moving inside the house — building, testing, and deploying software. Now imagine trying to work before your house exists — no power, no furniture, no desk. ⚙️ What Really Comes First Many tutorials make it look like CI/CD is the starting point. Here’s the true DevOps flow 👇 1️⃣ Provisioning Create infrastructure (VMs, EC2,…  ( 7 min )

Buy Me a Coffee☕ *Memo: My post explains a dictionary (1). My post explains a dictionary (2). My post explains a dictionary (3). My post explains a dictionary (4). My post explains a dictionary (6). My post explains a dictionary (7). My post explains a dictionary (8). My post explains a dictionary (9). A dictionary and other dictionary can be checked if only all the keys or both all the keys and values in: the dictionary are in other dictionary with =. other dictionary and other elements are in the dictionary with >. *Memo: Only all the values cannot be checked. dict.keys() and dict.items() work for all = and >. dict and dict.values() get error for all = and >.…  ( 9 min )

Join James and Maso on the Weekly Planet’s “Caravan of Garbage” as they kick off a four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise, starting with the 1987 Schwarzenegger classic. They hail Predator as the ultimate ’80s mash-up of muscles, mud, lasers and creature design—action, sci-fi and explosions all rolled into one invisible terror fest. If you want more carnage, there’s early access videos, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and even video game let’s-plays over at bigsandwich.co. You can also catch the extended audio edition on YouTube, follow @mrsundaymovies and @wikipediabrown on Twitter, back the show on Patreon or sport some TWP merch. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Unlocking AI Speed: The Hidden Symmetries in Reinforcement Learning Imagine training an AI to play a complex strategy game. Days turn into weeks, weeks into months, and still, the AI struggles to learn effectively. The culprit? Redundant exploration of similar scenarios that waste precious computation time. We need a smarter way to guide the AI's learning process. The key lies in identifying and exploiting hidden symmetries within the search space. The core idea is to group states that are essentially equivalent – from the AI's perspective – and share learning experiences across them. This allows the AI to generalize knowledge more effectively, leading to significantly faster learning curves. Think of it like teaching someone to ride a bike. Instead of treating every wobbly moment as a c…  ( 7 min )

AI Market Dynamics & Corporate Strategy The AI sector demonstrates a buoyant yet volatile investment climate, with a perceived "bubbly" market characterized by significant seed rounds and data center builds. Major players like Apple are open to M&A on the AI front to enhance their capabilities. Simultaneously, concerns arise over large-scale financial commitments, as Meta and Xai initiate a trend for billions in off-balance-sheet debt, and OpenAI faces a substantial 12 billion loss last quarter, reflecting the high costs of pioneering AI development. Demand for cloud infrastructure remains high, with AWS exceeding expectations, partly driven by the escalating needs of AI workloads. NVIDIA is strategically expanding its AI ties with major industry players like Hyundai, Samsung, SK, and Naver, underscoring the collaborative nature of AI development. These partnerships extend to manufacturing, where Samsung and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an AI megafactory aimed at transforming semiconductor production for AI acceleration. Innovation in AI applications continues to broaden, exemplified by the widespread adoption and continuous evolution of ChatGPT as a prominent AI chatbot. Startups are also securing significant funding, such as Adam, a YC alum, raising $4.1M to develop an AI copilot for text-to-3D creation. Further advancements are being explored in foundational research, with ongoing work documented in recent AI research papers. The rapid growth of AI, deemed the fastest tech in history, prompts warnings from Microsoft about the risk of billions being excluded from its benefits. Ethical concerns surrounding data use are also emerging, with Japanese publishers demanding an end to unauthorized training of OpenAI's Sora2 with copyrighted content. Furthermore, the practical deployment of AI in autonomous systems faces challenges, as early data points to Tesla robotaxis already crashing in Austin, highlighting gaps in current autonomous driving capabilities.  ( 6 min )